Learning from students, inquiry into practice, and participation in professional communities: Beginning teachers' uneven progress toward equitable science teaching

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 586-612

  Bianchini, Julie A ^a   Cavazos, Lynnette M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; Physical science; Science teacher education

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; PHYSICAL SCIENCE; SCHOOL CULTURES; SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION;

LINGUISTICS; NATURAL SCIENCES; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 34247370516     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20177     Document Type: Article

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