Understanding the co-construction of inquiry practices: A case study of a responsive teaching environment

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 429-464

  Maskiewicz, April C ^a   Winters, Victoria A ^b,c  

^a POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Museum of Mathematics   (United States)

Author keywords

inquiry; other: teacher education practicing teachers

Indexed keywords

CO-CONSTRUCTION; COMPLEX DYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY TEACHERS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; INQUIRY; OTHER: TEACHER EDUCATION-PRACTICING TEACHERS; SCIENCE CLASSROOM; TEACHER LEARNING;

RESEARCH; STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 84858159310     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21007     Document Type: Article

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