Palestinian science teachers' epistemological beliefs: A preliminary survey

Research in Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-102

  Hashweh, Maher Z ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

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EID: 0037887951     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02356965     Document Type: Article

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