New metaphors about culture: Implications for research in science teacher preparation

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 104-121

  Seiler, Gale ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

culture; equity; metaphor; science teacher education

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; ETHNIC MINORITIES; MARGINALIZATION; METAPHOR; SCIENCE CLASSROOM; SCIENCE EDUCATION; SCIENCE LEARNING; SCIENCE TEACHERS; WAYS OF THINKING;

CELL CULTURE; STUDENTS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84872920016     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21067     Document Type: Article

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