Butler, Malcolm

Assistant Professor
Mathematics and Science Education

Research Interests:

Multicultural science teacher education, Coastal teacher education, Writing to learn in science, and Science content for elementary teachers

Featured Publications:

Butler, M.B. (in press). Cultural implications of the science basic process skills. In S. Sutherland & J. Settlage, Elementary and middle school science methods. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Atwater, M.M., & Butler, M.B. (in press). Inservice science teacher education in urban schools. In J. Kincheloe, K. Hayes, K. Rose, & P. Anderson, (Eds.), Urban education: An encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.

Butler, M.B. & Koballa, T.R. (2003). If only I had known about the plasma. In T.R. Koballa & D.J. Tippins (Eds.), Cases in middle and secondary science education (2nd ed.) pp. 88-96. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Butler, M.B., Lee, S., & Tippins, D.J. (in press). Case-based pedagogy as an instructional strategy for understanding diversity: Preservice teachers’ perceptions, Multicultural Education.

Butler, M.B. (1999). Factors associated with students’ intentions to engage in science learning activities. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 36, 455-473.

Butler, M.B. (2003). Can science notebooks impact teaching and learning in north Alabama Schools? A study of the HASP science notebook project. A commissioned report submitted to the Southeast Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education @ SERVE, Tallahassee, FL..

Education:

Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction (Science Education), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1995

M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction (Secondary Science Education), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1991

B.S., Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1989