Science for all: Empowering elementary school teachers

Education, Citizenship and Social Justice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-181

  Plonczak, Irene ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary teachers; Empowerment; Everyday science; Inner city schools; Science education; Socioconstructivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849099621     PISSN: 17461979     EISSN: 17461987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1746197908090081     Document Type: Article

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