Large-scale interventions in science education: The road to utopia?

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 420-427

  Marx, Ronald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

professional development; science education; teacher education practicing teachers

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL POLICY; EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; POINT OF DEPARTURES; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC AWARENESS; SCIENCE EDUCATION; STUDENT GROUPS; TEACHER EDUCATION-PRACTICING TEACHERS; TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EMPLOYMENT; RESEARCH;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84856731582     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21002     Document Type: Review

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