A historical perspective on problems in botany teaching

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 340-347

  Hershey, David R ^a  

^a Dept of Prnc George's Comm Coll ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0030304165     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4450174     Document Type: Article

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