Challenges of Standards-Based Reform: The Example of California's Science Content Standards and Textbook Adoption Process

Science Education

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 378-389

  Bianchini, Julie A ^a   Kelly, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037277643     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.10064     Document Type: Article

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