African American perspectives and informal science educational experiences

Science Education

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-321

  Simpson, Jamila S ^a   Parsons, Eileen Carlton ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 68049093033     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20300     Document Type: Article

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