Science as a classed and gendered endeavor: Persistence of two white female first-generation college students within an undergraduate science context

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 802-825

  Wilson, Rachel E ^a   Kittleson, Julie ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

college science teaching; diversity; first generation students; general science; socio cultural issues

Indexed keywords

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; DIVERSITY; GENERAL SCIENCE; LECTURE AND LABORATORIES; SCIENCE TEACHING; SOCIO-CULTURAL; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA; UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

STUDENTS;

EID: 84881085088     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21087     Document Type: Article

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