The value of an emergent notion of authenticity: Examples from two student/teacher-scientist partnership programs

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 737-756

  Rahm, Jrene ^a   Miller, Heather C ^c   Hartley, Laurel ^d   Moore, John C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Ctr Precollegiate Studies Outreach   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL SCIENCES; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; SYSTEM THEORY; TEACHING;

AUTHENTICITY; SCIENTIST; TEACHER;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0142185443     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10109     Document Type: Article

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