Learning contexts, black cultural ethos, and the science achievement of African American students in an urban middle school

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 665-683

  Parsons, Eileen Carlton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle school science; Multicultural science; Naturalistic; Sociocultural issues; Urban education

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS; QUANTITATIVE DATA; RANDOM CONTROL; RAPID ADVANCEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TEACHING; TESTING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 48249153893     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20240     Document Type: Article

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