Student-Generated Scientific Inquiry for Elementary Education Undergraduates: Course Development, Outcomes and Implications

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-177

  Salter, Irene ^a   Atkins, Leslie ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes towards science; Authentic inquiry; Nature of science; Open inquiry; Preservice elementary teachers; Scientific inquiry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874190993     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-011-9250-3     Document Type: Article

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