Deep time framework: A preliminary study of U.K. primary teachers' conceptions of geological time and perceptions of geoscience

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-221

  Trend, Roger David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008401552     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2736(200102)38:2<191::AID-TEA1003>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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