Science news stories as boundary objects affecting engagement with science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 315-341

  Polman, Joseph L ^a   Hope, Jennifer M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

boundary objects; learning communities; science literacy; sociocultural issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894469685     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21144     Document Type: Article

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