Agency, identity, and social justice education: Preservice teachers' thoughts on becoming agents of change in urban elementary science classrooms

Research in Science Education

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 589-610

  Moore, Felicia M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Identity; Preservice elementary teachers; Social justice; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049146941     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-007-9065-6     Document Type: Article

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