The impact of a project-based science curriculum on minority student achievement, attitudes, and careers: The effects of teacher content and pedagogical content knowledge and inquiry-based practices

Science Education

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 855-887

  Kanter, David E ^a   Konstantopoulos, Spyros ^b  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78149333937     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20391     Document Type: Article

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