Cultural emergence: Theorizing culture in and from the margins of science education

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-136

  Wood, Nathan Brent ^a   Erichsen, Elizabeth Anne ^a   Anicha, Cali L ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

complexity; cultural software; emergence; science education

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; CULTURAL GROUPS; EDUCATION POLICIES; EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH; EMERGENCE; EMERGENT PHENOMENON; ITERATIVE PROCESS; SCIENCE EDUCATION; SCIENCE TEACHING; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84872950727     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21069     Document Type: Article

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