Resisting the marginalization of science in an urban school: Coactivating social, cultural, material, and strategic resources

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 840-860

  Maulucci, Maria S Rivera ^a  

^a Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle School science; Social justice; Sociocultural issues; Urban education

Indexed keywords

INERTIAL FORCES; MARGINALIZATION; MIDDLE SCHOOL; MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE; RESOURCE CONSTRAINT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOCULTURAL ISSUES; STRATEGIC RESOURCE; URBAN EDUCATION; URBAN SCHOOLS;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STRATEGIC MATERIALS;

TEACHING;

EID: 77956920964     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20381     Document Type: Article

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