The Beliefs of Preservice Elementary Teachers Toward Science and Science Teaching

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 374-379

  Tosun, Tarik ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037702493     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2000.tb18179.x     Document Type: Article

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