Stephen R. Burgin Data-verified

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Assistant Professor of Science Education

Last publication 2024 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

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11 h-index 35 pubs 836 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Stephen R. Burgin's research focuses on science education, particularly the preparation of preservice teachers and the integration of authentic scientific practices into undergraduate curricula. He investigates how intercultural sensitivity can predict culturally responsive classroom management self-efficacy in preservice teachers and explores the teaching of interdisciplinary controversial issues, linking social studies and science in elementary education.

Burgin also examines the learning experiences of teacher candidates and undergraduate students. This includes developing culturally responsive science units, such as one on cancer and formaldehyde, and exploring co-teaching from an interdisciplinary perspective. His work also involves facilitating authentic scientific research opportunities for undergraduates, exemplified by a project in an ecology course, and studying how students learn about the nature of scientific work from professional scientists.

He is a Co-Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation grant totaling $1,444,960, aimed at enhancing STEM teacher agency through authentic experiences. Burgin has published 35 works, with an h-index of 11 and 828 total citations. He leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and collaborates with several faculty members within the institution.

Metrics

  • h-index: 11
  • Publications: 35
  • Citations: 836

Selected Publications

  • Teacher Candidate Learning of Interdisciplinary Controversial Issues: Linking Social Studies and Science in the Elementary School Curriculum (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Using Intercultural Sensitivity to Predict Culturally Responsive Classroom Management Self-Efficacy among Preservice Teachers (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Co-Teaching from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: A Self-Study of Negotiating an Integrated Curriculum (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Learning About the Authentic Nature of Scientific Work From Professional Scientists (2021)

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Federal Grants 1 $1,444,960 total

NSF Co-PI Apr 2021 - Mar 2027

Enhancement of STEM Teacher Agency Through Authentic Experiences in Mathematics and Science

Robert Noyce Scholarship Pgm $1,444,960

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