Great Lakes scientists' perspectives on K-12 education collaboration

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-108

  Kim, Chankook ^a   Fortner, Rosanne W ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b COSEE Great Lakes ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Education partnership; K 12 education; Science literacy; Scientist perceptions; Survey research

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL TRAINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EDUCATION COLLABORATION; EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP; SCIENCE LITERACY; SURVEY RESEARCH;

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

EDUCATION; LAKE; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEY; TRAINING;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 42349110890     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2008)34[98:GLSPOK]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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