Teaching Energy Science as Inquiry: Reflections on Professional Development as a Tool to Build Inquiry Teaching Skills for Middle and High School Teachers

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-251

  Seraphin, Kanesa Duncan ^a   Philippoff, Joanna ^a   Parisky, Alex ^a   Degnan, Katherine ^a   Warren, Diana Papini ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Maui Economic Development Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Inquiry; Professional development; Renewable; Science; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878108838     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-012-9389-5     Document Type: Article

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