An investigation of experienced secondary science teachers' beliefs about inquiry: An examination of competing belief sets

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 936-960

  Wallace, Carolyn S ^a   Kang, Nam Hwa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM STANDARDS; ENCULTURATION; ETHNOGRAPHY;

CURRICULA; DECISION MAKING; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; STANDARDS;

TEACHING;

EID: 9744236602     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20032     Document Type: Review

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