National Board Certification (NBC) as a catalyst for teachers' learning about teaching: The effects of the NBC process on candidate teachers' PCK development

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 812-834

  Park, Soonhye ^a   Steve Oliver, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Policy; Professional development; Standards

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY; POLICY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARDS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; PLANNING; REFLECTION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EDUCATION;

EID: 51549115752     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20234     Document Type: Article

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