Changing practice by changing practice: Toward more authentic science and science curriculum development

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 521-539

  Bencze, Larry ^a   Hodson, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0012064505     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199905)36:5<521::AID-TEA2>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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