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Dr. Do-Yong Park

Professor
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 210
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  • Awards & Honors
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Biography

Dr. Do-Yong (William) Park, Professor of Science Education in the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 2001 and recently earned a TESOL certificate.

Current Courses

TCH 110.001 Cross Cultural Teaching And Learning

TCH 450.091 Curriculum In Science Education

TCH 247.007 Science Inquiry for Elementary Teachers

TCH 247.008 Science Inquiry for Elementary Teachers

TCH 257.004 Science Methods

Teaching Interests & Areas

STEM Education, TESOL

Research Interests & Areas

STEM Education, Geoscience Education, Nature of Science, TESOL

PhD Science Education

The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

MS Satellite Ed/Science Education

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

Fulbright Specialist in STEM Education

Institute of International Education
2023

Fulbright US Scholar

Institute of International Education
2022

Fulbright US Scholar

Institute of International Education
2018

GLOBE Star

Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
2011

Outstanding Faculty Diversity Advocacy

Illinois State University
2009

Book, Chapter

An Analysis of Standards-Based High School Physics Textbooks of Finland and the United States
Jari Lavonen, Do-Yong Park.
(2013), 219-238, 10.1007/978-94-007-4168-3_11, Critical Analysis of Science Textbooks, Springer Netherlands

Journal Article

High School Students’ Self-Efficacy and Emotional Response to Makerspaces Using the Engineering Design Process
Do-Yong Park, Soo-Won Shim.
Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, 23 (1), (2026)
Using Teachers’ Personality Traits to Implement a Strengths-Based Approach in Early Childhood Education
Mi-Hwa PArk, Do-Yong Park, Lynne Walters.
Multicultural Education, (2026)
Inquiry-based STEM education: Creating a stable multivibrator for a bee
Do-Yong Park, T Thap, S Kuong, S Math, L Nov, D Bae.
Asia Pacific Journal of Teaching and Learning, 5 (1), 73-95, (2025)
Prospective science teachers’ perception of local resources-based curriculum for learning science concepts
A Latip, Do-Yong Park, A Kadarohman, H Hernani, R Anggriawan.
Indonesian Journal of Science Education, 13 (2), 942–954, (2025), DOI: https://doi.org/10.24815/jpsi.v13i3.47498
An Innovative Teaching to Foster Teacher Candidates’ Educational Cultural Competence
Do-Yong Park, M Park, Lynne Walters.
Childhood Education, 98 (5), 36-45, (2022), DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2022.2115818
Sinking or Floating: An Inquiry-Based STEM Activity for Children
Do-Yong Park, Mi-Hwa Park.
Childhood Education, 97 (6), 74-78, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.2021.2000310
The Impact of Pre-service teachers’ Orientation on the Implementation of Inquiry-based Teaching Methods
A Sizer, W Tharp, J Wrigley, Adel Al-Bataineh, Do-Yong Park.
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17 (11), 1-12, (2021), https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11247
Engineering Education in Cambodia: Investigating Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Understanding of the Engineering Design Process
Do-Yong Park, Dae-Hwa Bae.
International Journal of Engineering Education, 36 (1A), 66-83, (2020), https://www.ijee.ie/abstracts/36-1%28A%29_Abstracts.pdf
Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Healthy Diets from a Sociocultural Perspective: A Comparative Study of Two Countries
Do-Yong Park, C Prommas, Y Bae.
Journal of Education and Human Development, 9 (4), 130-139, (2020)
Effects of Background Variables of Early Childhood Teachers on Their Concerns about Inclusion: The Mediation Role of Confidence in Teaching.
M-Hwa Park, D.M. Dimitrov, Do-Yong Park.
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 32 (2), 165-180, (2018), DOI: 10.1080/02568543.2017.1417926
Development of Thai teachers’ pedagogical reasoning by utilizing metacognitive reflections in STEM professional development
Do-Yong Park, Chanporn Prommas, .
Journal of Education and Human Development, 6 (3), 137-152, (2017), DOI: 10.15640/jehd.v6n3a15
Early childhood teachers’ beliefs about readiness for teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Mi-Hwa Park, Dimiter M Dimitrov, Lynn G Patterson, Do-Yong Park.
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15 (3), 275–291, (2017), 10.1177/1476718X1561404
Early childhood teachers’ beliefs about readiness for teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
Mi-Hwa Park, D.M. Dimitrov, L.G. Patterson, Do-Yong Park.
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15 (3), 275-291, (2016), DOI:10.1177/1476718X1561404
Exploring young children's understanding of the concept of volume through engineering design in a STEM activity: A case study
Do-Yong Park, Mi-Hwa Park, Alan Bates.
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 275-294, (2016)