US urban elementary teachers' knowledge and practices in teaching science to english language learners: Results from the first year of a professional development intervention

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2007-2032

  Santau, Alexandra O ^a   Secada, Walter ^b   Maerten Rivera, Jaime ^b   Cone, Neporcha ^b   Lee, Okhee ^b  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school; In service; Inquiry based teaching; Science education; Teachers' knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956963296     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690903280588     Document Type: Article

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