Meaning making in a community of learners: Struggles and possibilities in an urban science class

Research in Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 227-245

  Varelas, Maria ^a   Luster, Barbara ^b   Wenzel, Stacy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Robert Nathaniel Den Elementary School   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0346076881     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461770     Document Type: Article

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