Teaching the nature of science through inquiry to prospective elementary teachers: A tale of two researchers

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-209

  Bianchini, Julie A ^a   Colburn, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010838582     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(200002)37:2<177::AID-TEA6>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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