Teaching Science Inquiry in Urban Contexts: The Role of Elementary Preservice Teachers' Beliefs

Urban Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 124-150

  Leonard, Jacqueline ^a   Barnes Johnson, Joy ^a   Dantley, Scott Jackson ^b   Kimber, Charles ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Criminal Justice and Applied Social and Political Sciences Department   (United States)

^c Aquaculture Research and Education Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficacy beliefs; Elementary; Preservice teachers; Science inquiry; Urban students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951557039     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11256-010-0173-7     Document Type: Article

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