Peter M. K. Chin, Queen’s University
Associate Professor
Faculty of Education
Kingston, Ontario
peter.chin@queensu.ca
Office:
(613) 533-6000 ext. 79556
Bio/Research
My research interests can be found in the areas of teacher education and science education. Within teacher education, my research focuses on the complexities of the practicum setting (from both the teacher candidate’s and school associate’s perspectives) and how we can improve our understanding o...
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Bio/Research
My research interests can be found in the areas of teacher education and science education. Within teacher education, my research focuses on the complexities of the practicum setting (from both the teacher candidate’s and school associate’s perspectives) and how we can improve our understanding of this setting through the establishment of collaborative communities of practice.
A related area of research stems from my interest in workplace learning. Specifically, with my colleagues Hugh Munby, Nancy Hutchinson, we have been conducting research on high school students working in co-operative education contexts with a science focus. We wrote a discussion paper for the Council of Ministers of Education (CMEC) highlighting the research issues that need to be addressed in high-school co-operative education, and we are now working on our third SSHRC-funded research grant in this area. For more information, go to the Co-operative Education and Workplace Learning (CEWL) website on the faculty’s research page. Additional research is being conducted on a 2-year SSHRC-HRDC grant that also includes Denise Stockley at Joan Versnel as co-investigators.
In science education, I am concerned with the implications for teaching and learning when one attends to constructivist learning theories, metacognition, multicultural/inclusive science, and issues within the philosophy of science. As part of the Ontario secondary school curriculum reform process, I co-authored discussion papers in both “secondary science” and “guidance and career education” for the Ministry of Education and Training. I have been involved in a three-year initiative to support the development of expertise in elementary science and technology within our local school boards, and am currently involved in a three-year project with secondary science teachers.
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A related area of research stems from my interest in workplace learning. Specifically, with my colleagues Hugh Munby, Nancy Hutchinson, we have been conducting research on high school students working in co-operative education contexts with a science focus. We wrote a discussion paper for the Council of Ministers of Education (CMEC) highlighting the research issues that need to be addressed in high-school co-operative education, and we are now working on our third SSHRC-funded research grant in this area. For more information, go to the Co-operative Education and Workplace Learning (CEWL) website on the faculty’s research page. Additional research is being conducted on a 2-year SSHRC-HRDC grant that also includes Denise Stockley at Joan Versnel as co-investigators.
In science education, I am concerned with the implications for teaching and learning when one attends to constructivist learning theories, metacognition, multicultural/inclusive science, and issues within the philosophy of science. As part of the Ontario secondary school curriculum reform process, I co-authored discussion papers in both “secondary science” and “guidance and career education” for the Ministry of Education and Training. I have been involved in a three-year initiative to support the development of expertise in elementary science and technology within our local school boards, and am currently involved in a three-year project with secondary science teachers.
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