Using transformative boundary objects to create critical engagement in science: A case study

Science Education

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-31

  Tsurusaki, Blakely K ^a   Calabrese Barton, Angela ^b   Tan, Edna ^c   Koch, Pamela ^d   Contento, Isobel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84871266869     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.21037     Document Type: Article

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