Urban public high school teachers' beliefs about science learner characteristics: Implications for curriculum

Urban Education

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 506-532

  Prime, Glenda M ^a   Miranda, Rommel J ^a  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Science learner characteristics; Teacher beliefs; Teacher perceptions; Urban science curriculum; Urban science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746929436     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085906291924     Document Type: Article

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