A bridge to developing efficacious science teachers of All students: Community-based service-learning supplemented with explicit discussions and activities about diversity

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-383

  Cone, Neporcha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based service learning; Diversity; Equity; Preservice elementary teachers; Science teaching efficacy; SEBEST

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149126729     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-009-9137-8     Document Type: Article

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