Developing a sustained interest in science among urban minority youth

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 466-489

  Basu, Sreyashi Jhumki ^a   Barton, Angela Calabrese ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

SCIENCE ACTIVITY; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; SUSTAINED INTEREST;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33947608219     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20143     Document Type: Article

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