Expanding our understandings of urban science education by expanding the roles of students as researchers

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 807-828

  Elmesky, Rowhea ^a   Tobin, Kenneth ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA RESOURCES; EDUCATORS; LEARNERS; SCIENCE EDUCATION;

DATA ACQUISITION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EDUCATION;

EID: 27844587259     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20079     Document Type: Article

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