Publications

ASTE serves the science teacher education community through a variety of publications including scholarly journals in both online and print formats, books, monographs, newsletters, position statements, and conference proceedings.

Have an idea for a new ASTE Publication or resource? Do you have an idea for an ASTE monograph? Book? Web resource? Let us know! Contact the chairs of the Publications Committee for more information.

ASTE Journals

ASTE journals are included in your membership! Read more about our journals below. Members can directly access current and back issues on our For Members page when logged into our website!

Journal of Science Teacher Education (JSTE) – Our organization’s flagship research journal, published 8 times per year. (Members can access current and back issues of JSTE here).
Innovations in Science Teacher Education – Our practitioner-focused journal, published online 4 times per year. (You must be logged in to access this content)
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE) – An online, peer-reviewed journal, established and jointly sponsored by five professional associations (AMTE, ASTE, NCSS-CUFA, CEE, and SITE). *ASTE oversees the Science Section only.

ASTE Newsletter

The ASTE Newsletter is a grassroots publication documenting organization events and providing news and recognition associated with members’ achievements. All members are welcome to submit to the newsletter. Submissions are due on the 10th of February, May, August, and October to be included in the quarterly issues.

If you have questions, please contact the current editor, Jennifer Oramous via Newsletter@theASTE.org. For past issues, click here.

For more regular updates and news, see Announcements.

Other ASTE Sponsored Publications

Click below for discount flyers and order forms for these ASTE sponsored Monographs:

ASTE Series In Science Education

This series, published by Springer, is currently on hiatus. The three most recent titles in the series appear below. Titles of previous books in the series can be found here.

Science Teacher Preparation in Content-Based Second Language Acquisition Oliveira, Alandeom W., Weinburgh, Molly H. (Eds.) 2017
Enhancing Professional Knowledge of Pre-Service Science Teacher Education by Self-Study Research Turning a Critical Eye on Our Practice Buck, Gayle A., Akerson, Valarie L. (Eds.)2016
Educating Science Teachers for Sustainability Stratton, S., Hagevik, R., Feldman, A., Bloom, M. (Eds.)2015

Other Books

The following books have been co-published with ASTE.

Appleton, K. (2006). Elementary Science Teacher Education: International Perspectives on Contemporary Issues and Practice.
Abell, S. K (2000). Science Teacher Education: An International Perspective.
Gess-Newsome, J. & Lederman, N. G. (1999). Examining Pedagogical Content Knowledge: The Construct and Its Implications for Science Education.

Proceedings from ASTE international meetings

Conference Proceedings are generated from the program and published online following each annual international conference.