Piecing it together: Student teachers building their repertoires in primary science

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-314

  Smith, Robin G ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033243036     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-051X(98)00052-3     Document Type: Article

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