The role of content in inquiry-based elementary science lessons: An analysis of teacher beliefs and enactment

Research in Science Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-449

  Furtak, Erin Marie ^a   Alonzo, Alicia C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational reform; Elementary school science; Elementary teachers; Inquiry teaching; Science education; Science teaching; Teacher beliefs; TIMSS video study

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955053292     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-009-9128-y     Document Type: Article

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