Orientations to science teacher professional development: An exploratory study

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-328

  Park Rogers, Meredith A ^a   Abell, Sandra K ^b   Marra, Rose M ^b   Arbaugh, Fran ^c   Hutchins, Kristen L ^d   Cole, James S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Howard Payne University   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge and beliefs; Orientations; Science professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952287248     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-009-9179-y     Document Type: Article

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