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EJ592517 UD521729

Title: Teachers' Roles in Promoting Science Inquiry with Students from Diverse Language Backgrounds.
Author(s): Fradd, Sandra H.; Lee, Okhee
Source: Educational Researcher, 28 n6 p14-20 Aug-Sep 1999
Publication Date: 1999
Notes: Research supported by Grant No. REC-9552556 and Grant No. REC-9725525 from the National Science Foundation.
ISSN: 0013-189X
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR2000

Considers how science inquiry may be different with diverse groups of students. Discusses teachers' role in identifying effective approaches to science inquiry and uses data from empirical research to illustrate differences in the ways urban fourth-grade teachers perceive and engage in science inquiry with diverse students. Focuses on three teachers. (SLD)

Descriptors: *Diversity (Student); Elementary Education; *Elementary School Teachers; *Inquiry; *Science Education; *Teacher Role; Teaching Methods; Urban Schools; Urban Youth