Maurice DiGiuseppe
Maurice DiGiuseppe, B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: EDU 521
Phone: 905.721.8668 ext. 3823
Email: maurice.digiuseppe@uoit.ca
Research Interests
History, philosophy, and sociology of science in science education.
Development and use of print and electronic textbooks in science education.
Professional development through Japanese Lesson Study.
E-learning in science education and science teacher education.
Current projects
Dr. DiGiuseppe is currently conducting a research project entitled,
Sustaining On-line Professional Development: Lesson Study in Secondary Science Education. This research focuses on a group of Grade 9 science teachers engaged in Japanese Lesson Study.
Courses Taught
CURS4100U Curriculum Studies I: I/S Biology
CURS4101U Curriculum Studies II: I/S Biology
Publications
Books / Chapters
Fazio, X., Bowers, R., & Mok, W.Y. (2007). Science Education: A Summary of Research, Theories and Practice. (M. DiGiuseppe, Ed.). Toronto: Thomson Nelson.
Pedretti, E., Bencze, L., Hodson, D., Decoito, I. & Di Giuseppe, M. (2003). Building and sustaining communities of practice beyond the fold: Nurturing agency and action. In J. Wallace & J. Loughran (Eds.), Leadership and Professional Development in Science Education: New Possibilities for Enhancing Teacher Learning (pp. 218-236). London: Routledge-Falmer.
Textbooks
DiGiuseppe, M., Major, J., Gabber, M., Oswald, R., & Hayhoe, C. (2008). Nelson Science and Technology Perspectives 7. Toronto: Nelson Education.
DiGiuseppe, M., Hammill, C., Pare, D., & Morrow, M. (2008). Nelson Science and Technology Perspectives 8. Toronto: Nelson Education.
Di Giuseppe, M., LeDrew, B., Walther, K., Roberts, J., & Sanader, M. (2005). Science Perspectives 1. Toronto: Nelson Thomson Learning.
Davies, L., Di Giuseppe, M., Gibb, T., Sanader, M., & Vavitsas, A. (2003). Chemistry 12: College Preparation. Toronto: Nelson Thomson Learning.
Di Giuseppe, M., Fraser, D., LeDrew, B., & Roberts, J., (2003). Biology 11: College Preparation. Toronto: Nelson Thomson Learning.
Refereed Articles
Bencze, L., & Di Giuseppe, M. (2006). Explorations of a paradox in curriculum control: Resistance to open-ended science inquiry in a school for self-directed learning. Interchange, 37(3): 1-29.
Bencze, L., Di Giuseppe, M., Hodson, D., Pedretti, E., Serebrin, L. & Decoito, I. (2003). Paradigmatic road blocks in elementary school science 'reform': Reconsidering nature-of-science teaching within a Rational-Realist milieu. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 16(5): 285-308.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Bencze, L., Alsop, S., Sperling, E., Nazir, J., & DiGiuseppe, M. (2008). Science teachers' motivation for encouraging students to promote individual, social & environmental wellbeing. Proceedings from the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Baltimore, MD, March 30-April 2.
Bencze, J. L., Bowen, G. M., & DiGiuseppe, M. (2007). Scientists, profit & public enlightenment. Proceedings from the annual conference of the International History & Philosophy for Science Teaching Group, Calgary, AB, June 24-28.
Conference Presentations
DiGiuseppe, M. (2009). Improving Science Textbook Development through Action Research. A presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. Garden Grove, California, April 17-21.
DiGiuseppe, M., & DeCoito, I. (2009). Lesson Study: Enhancing Teacher Practice and Student Learning. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Ottawa, Ontario, May 23-26.
DiGiuseppe, M. (2009). The Use of Probeware, iPods, and Digital Microscopes in K-12 Science. A presentation at the annual TechnoEdge Conference, UOIT, April 23.
Di Giuseppe, M. (2008). Representing the nature of Science in a science textbook. A presentation at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, May 31 - June 3.
Bencze, L., Di Giuseppe, M. & Bowen, M. (2005). Web-mediated student-led collaborative science & technology projects: Transcending our current educational paradigm. A presentation at the annual conference of the Association of Advancement of Computing in Education, Montréal, Québec June 27 - July 2.
