What does playing cards have to do with science? A resource-rich view of African American young men

Cultural Studies of Science Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 361-380

  Schademan, Alfred R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American young men; Card playing; Cultural practice; Science education; Spades

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955824775     PISSN: 18711502     EISSN: 18711510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11422-010-9275-5     Document Type: Article

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