Early childhood teachers' views of nature of science: The influence of intellectual levels, cultural values, and explicit reflective teaching

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 748-770

  Akerson, Valarie L ^a   Buzzelli, Cary A ^a   Donnelly, Lisa A ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Epistemology; Nature of Science (NPS); Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF DATA; CULTURAL VALUES; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES; INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS; INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT;

FOUNDATIONS; TEACHING;

EDUCATION;

EID: 48249130909     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20236     Document Type: Article

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