South African teachers' ability to argue: The emergence of inclusive argumentation

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-34

  Scholtz, Zena ^a   Braund, Martin ^b   Hodges, Merle ^a   Koopman, Robert ^a   Lubben, Fred ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Science teachers; South Africa; Ubuntu; Worldviews

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; MODELING; TEACHING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 36549002614     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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