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ERIC Number: EJ552953
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
An Ethnographic Investigation of the Discourse Processes of School Science.
Crawford, Teresa; Kelly, Gregory J.
Science Education, v81 n5 p533-59 Sep 1997
Draws from studies in the sociology of scientific knowledge to create a new perspective for understanding school science. Merges ethnography and discourse analysis to study science-in-the-making in a physics classroom. Investigates local conceptual ecologies. Contains 55 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Discourse Analysis, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Ethnography, Knowledge Representation, Physics, Problem Solving, Science Curriculum
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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