Using students' lived experiences in an urban science classroom: An elementary school teacher's thinking

Science Education

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 94-110

  Upadhyay, Bhaskar Raj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33645672562     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20095     Document Type: Review

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