Teachers' explanations of classroom events: Knowledge and beliefs about teaching civics and citizenship

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-151

  Dunkin, M J ^a   Welch, A ^a   Merritt, A ^a   Phillips, R ^a   Craven, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032220991     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-051X(97)00033-4     Document Type: Article

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