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Minority Middle And High School Students' Interest In Science: An Exploration Of Teachers' Perceptions, Caroline Makere
Minority Middle And High School Students' Interest In Science: An Exploration Of Teachers' Perceptions, Caroline Makere
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A high school teacher conducted a study about minority middle and high school students’ interest in science. The problem was to find out why African American and Hispanic students were showing very little interest in science. The researcher used four middle school science teachers and nine high school science teachers, all from inner city schools in a big city of the Midwest United States except for one middle school teacher from a nearby suburb. The participants answered a survey questionnaire followed with a face-to-face recorded interview. The findings of the study confirmed that students showed little interest in science due …