Ethnographies of science education: Situated practices of science learning for social/political transformation

Ethnography and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-150

  Brandt, Carol B ^a   Carlone, Heidi ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 84864720194     PISSN: 17457823     EISSN: 17457831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457823.2012.693690     Document Type: Editorial

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