Understanding the Induction of a Science Teacher: The Interaction of Identity and Context

Research in Science Education

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1221-1244

  Saka, Yavuz ^a   Southerland, Sherry A ^b   Kittleson, Julie ^c   Hutner, Todd ^d  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpretative research design; Science education and reform; Teacher identity; Teacher induction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878112672     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-012-9310-5     Document Type: Article

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