Personal and Social Interactions Between Young Girls and Scientists: Examining Critical Aspects for Identity Construction

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Farland Smith, Donna ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Girls in science; Science identities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857261890     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-011-9259-7     Document Type: Article

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