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The city as a research site: Using  inquiry with English language learning students in an urban middle school  to investigate ecological concepts Xenia Meyer and Barbara A. Crawford  Cornell University Annual NARST Conference, Baltimore, MD, Spring 2008
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Theoretical Frameworks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Science as Inquiry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Cultural Congruency ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Instructional Congruency ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],(Luykx & Lee, 2007)
Context: Eastern Middle School ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Curriculum  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Case Study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Teacher ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Teacher, Her Students, and Her Peers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Research Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Data Analyses ,[object Object],[object Object]
Findings: Teacher’s views of inquiry ,[object Object],[object Object]
Findings: S cientific authority in the classroom ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Findings: Components of inquiry- justifying ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Findings: d iversity of cultural experiences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Findings: Integrating culture and experience ,[object Object],[object Object]
Findings: Students engaged ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Findings: Overall ,[object Object],[object Object]
Implications for Science Teacher Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Further Research–  ,[object Object],[object Object]
Xenia Meyer  Doctoral Student, Cornell University [email_address]   Barbara Crawford  Associate Professor, Cornell University  [email_address]   Cornell University

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