Factors influencing elementary and secondary teachers' views on the nature of science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 384-403

  Morrison, Judith A ^a   Raab, Fred ^b   Ingram, Dale ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LIGO HANFORD OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

College university; General science; Nature of science (NOS); Professional development

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY; ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS; ELEMENTARY TEACHERS; GENERAL SCIENCE; JOB SHADOWING; MIDDLE SCHOOLS; NATURE OF SCIENCE (NOS); PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 63849104428     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20252     Document Type: Article

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