Science Education as a Civil Right: Urban Schools and Opportunity-to-Learn Considerations.

Tate, William

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ERIC Number: EJ637969

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Publication Date: 2001

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Science Education as a Civil Right: Urban Schools and Opportunity-to-Learn Considerations.

Tate, William

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, n38 v9 p1015-28 Nov 2001

Urban science education is a civil rights issue and in order to effectively address it as such we must shift from arguments for civil rights as shared physical space in schools to demands for high quality academic preparation that includes the opportunity to learn science. (Contains 39 references.) (Author/YDS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Civil Rights, Equal Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Science Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Technology, Urban Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reference Materials - General

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Language: English

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Note: Special section: Urban Science Education. II.