The Knowledge and Practices of High School Science Teachers in Pursuit of Cultural Responsiveness

Science Education

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 99-133

  Brown, Julie C ^a   Crippen, Kent J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84992467267     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.21250     Document Type: Article

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