Teacher STEM perception and preparation: Inquiry-based stem professional development for elementary teachers

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-168

  Nadelson, Louis S ^a   Callahan, Janet ^a   Pyke, Patricia ^a   Hay, Anne ^a   Dance, Matthew ^a   Pfiester, Joshua ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

affective influences; and mathematics (STEM) education; content knowledge; engineering; inquiry based instruction; science; teacher professional development; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873405885     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2012.667014     Document Type: Article

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