Motivations of Educators for Participating in NITARP, an Authentic Astronomy Research Experience Professional Development Program

摘要: The NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program (NITARP) partners small groups of educators with a research astronomer for year-long authentic project. This program aligns well the characteristics high-quality professional development (PD) programs and has worked total 103 since 2005. In this paper, surveys were explored that obtained from 74 different educators, at up to four waypoints during course 13 months, incorporating data class 2010 through 2017. paper investigates how participating teachers describe their motivations in NITARP as evidenced these feedback forms. Analysis self-reported allows mapping onto continuum ranging more inward-focused outward-focused; there is shift responses outward-focused responses. insight into teacher implications might be supported year program. work provides new way parameterizing why participate PD require considerable investment time. NITARP, it many qualities successful PD, serves model similar other STEM subjects. Likewise, analysis method also useful similarly evaluate programs.