Urban science education studies: A commitment to equity, social justice and a sense of place

Studies in Science Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-38

  Barton, Angela Calabrese ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 85012512212     PISSN: 03057267     EISSN: 19408412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057260208560186     Document Type: Note

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