Environmental argumentation as sociocultural activity

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 869-897

  Oliveira, Alandeom W ^a   Akerson, Valarie L ^b   Oldfield, Martha ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

argumentation; dilemma; discourse; elementary school; environment; identity; relationship; sociocultural; socioscientific

Indexed keywords

ARGUMENTATION; DILEMMA; DISCOURSE; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; ENVIRONMENT; IDENTITY; RELATIONSHIP; SOCIOCULTURAL; SOCIOSCIENTIFIC;

ANIMALS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84865203222     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21020     Document Type: Article

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