Teachers' understanding of the nature of science and classroom practice: Factors that facilitate or impede the relationship

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 916-929

  Lederman, Norman G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010838584     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199910)36:8<916::AID-TEA2>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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