Examine the following purpose statement and research questions in a qualitative study:
"This article examines the teaching of science and the particular difficulties elementary science teachers may have in science classrooms. To do this, we have analyzed the practices of a second-year science teacher, Jane Smith, to answer the following questions: (a) how does she teach science? (b) what concepts of science does she bring to the classroom? (c) what is the process of activities in her room?"
In your own words, construct the central question that this study addresses: