The Impact of Professional Development on Elementary Teachers' Strategies for Teaching Science with Diverse Student Groups in Urban Elementary Schools

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 553-571

  Adamson, Karen ^a   Santau, Alexandra ^b   Lee, Okhee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84877831754     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-012-9306-z     Document Type: Article

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