How might Native science inform "informal science learning"?

Cultural Studies of Science Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 731-750

  Brayboy, Bryan McKinley Jones ^a,b   Castagno, Angelina E ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indigenous communities; Informal science learning; Native science

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049098449     PISSN: 18711502     EISSN: 18711510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11422-008-9125-x     Document Type: Review

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