Oliver, Steve

Associate Professor
Science Education

Research Interests:

Epistemology and Ways of Knowing related to science teaching and learning Secondary Science Teacher Education Pedagogical Content Knowledge National Board Certification

Featured Publications:

Kelkar, H. S. Griffith, J., Case, M. E., Covert, S., Hall, R. D., Keith, C., Oliver, J. S., Orbach, M. J., Sachs, M. S., Wagner, J., Weise, M. J., Wunderlich, J. and J. Arnold. (2001). The Neurospora crassa Genome: Cosmid Libraries Sorted by Chromosome, Genetics, 157(3), 979-990.

Oliver, J. S. and Nichols, B. K. (2001). Intellectual Independence as a Persistent Theme in the Literature of Science Education: 1900-1950. School Science and Mathematics (invited article celebrating the centennial of the School Science and Mathematics Association), 101(1), 49-56.

Oliver, J. S., Jackson, D. F.,Chun, S., Tippins, D. J., Leonard, R., Kang, N.H., Rascoe, R. and Kemp, A. (2001). The concept of scientific literacy: A view of the current debate as an outgrowth of the past two centuries. Electronic Journal of Literacy through Science.

Horn, J. G., Oliver, J. S. and Stufflebeam, D. (2000). A Case Study of Cocke County (TN)Schools: A report of the evaluation of the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative. Technical report prepared for the National Science Foundation. Kalamazoo: The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University.

Education:

Ph.D., UGA, Science Education, 1986
M.S., NCSU, Science Education, 1983
B.S., NCSU, Wildlife Biology/Zoology, 1977
B.S., NCSU, Science Education, 1977