Student empowerment in an environmental science classroom: Toward a framework for social justice science education

Science Education

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 990-1012

  Dimick, Alexandra Schindel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 84867689598     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.21035     Document Type: Article

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