caa a22 4500 477077587 CHVBK 20180405111442.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19961201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF03173740 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF03173740 McGinnis J. Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Maryland at College Park, Room 2226 Benjamin, 20742, College Park, Maryland aut Promoting an electronic community with the use of communication technology in a graduate elementary science methods class [Elektronische Daten] [J. McGinnis] This action research study documents and interprets the use of an electronic mail discussion group, a class LISTSERV, in a graduate elementary science education course (n=13(. Student voices as well as insights from the instructor are presented. Student feedback indicate that their interest in communication technology was piqued by the use of the electronic discussion group in a graduate science education class, that they found the LISTSERV professionally enhancing on the graduate level and in science teaching contexts, and that it enhanced communication in the class which fostered community formation. Instructor insights focus on the pedagogical and research implications of using communication technology in a graduate science education context. Springer Netherlands, 1996 Journal of Elementary Science Education Springer Netherlands 8/1(1996-12-01), 39-63 1090-185X 8:1<39 1996 8 13270 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03173740 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03173740 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- McGinnis J. Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Maryland at College Park, Room 2226 Benjamin, 20742, College Park, Maryland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Elementary Science Education Springer Netherlands 8/1(1996-12-01), 39-63 1090-185X 8:1<39 1996 8 13270 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer