The Black-White "Achievement Gap" as a Perennial Challenge of Urban Science Education: A Sociocultural and Historical Overview with Implications for Research and Practice

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1101-1114

  Norman, Obed ^a   Ault Jr , Charles R ^b   Bentz, Bonnie ^c   Meskimen, Lloyd ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035584558     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10004     Document Type: Article

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