Providing bottom-up support to middle school science teachers' reform efforts in using inquiry-based kits

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 913-934

  Jones, Mark T ^a   Eick, Charles J ^b  

^a Drake Middle School   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up professional development; Coteaching; Inquiry based science; Kit science; Methods student; PDS; Practical knowledge; Professional Development School; Situated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948998022     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-007-9069-0     Document Type: Article

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