Reflecting on elementary children's understanding of history and social studies: An inquiry project with beginning teachers in Northern Ireland and the United States

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-90

  Barton, Keith C ^a   McCully, Alan W ^b   Marks, Melissa J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg   (United States)

^d CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; History; Social studies; Teacher preparation; Teacher reflection

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842536360     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487103260069     Document Type: Article

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