Beliefs about Teaching Science: The relationship between elementary teachers' participation in professional development and student achievement

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-166

  Lumpe, Andrew ^a   Czerniak, Charlene ^b   Haney, Jodi ^c   Beltyukova, Svetlana ^b  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school; Inquiry based teaching; Science achievement; Teacher beliefs; Teacher development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855950776     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2010.551222     Document Type: Article

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