Obstacles to instructional innovation according to college science and mathematics faculty

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-106

  Walczyk, Jeffrey J ^a   Ramsey, Linda L ^a   Zha, Peijia ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE SCIENCE; INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION; MATHEMATICS FACULTY;

DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

EID: 33846602768     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20119     Document Type: Article

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