Lost in space? The concepts of planetary phenomena held by trainee primary school teachers

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-203

  Ojala, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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EID: 0002070970     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10382046.1997.9965047     Document Type: Article

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