"We're just spectators": A case study of science teaching, epistemology, and classroom management

Science Education

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 619-648

  Yerrick, Randy K ^a   Pedersen, Jon E ^a   Arnason, Johanes ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032333710     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199811)82:6<619::AID-SCE1>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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