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ERIC Number: EJ473585
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
Improving Science Teaching in Multicultural Settings: A Qualitative Study.
Johnson, Judith; Kean, Elizabeth
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v1 n4 p275-87 Dec 1992
Collaborative summer workshops between the Omaha (Nebraska) Public Schools and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were held to improve the learning environment in multicultural science classrooms. Workshop themes included multicultural understanding, cooperative learning, and problem solving. Discusses attitude changes in student/teacher interactions, instructional strategies, community relationships, classroom climate, and science content. (MDH)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Classroom Environment, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement, Minority Group Children, Multicultural Education, Problem Solving, Program Evaluation, Qualitative Research, School Community Relationship, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Workshops
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nebraska (Omaha); University of Nebraska Lincoln