Science education for rural latino/a students: Course placement and success in science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 376-402

  Zuniga, Keren ^a   Olson, Joanne K ^b   Winter, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS; LEARNING DISABILITIES; SCIENCE COURSES; SCIENCE EDUCATION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CURRICULA; NATURAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 17644408389     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20064     Document Type: Article

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