Student teachers' entry perceptions about teaching primary science: Does a first degree make a difference?

Research in Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 515-539

  Skamp, Keith ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0040729081     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461478     Document Type: Article

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