Actions and discourses for transformative understanding in a middle school science class

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 283-299

  Ritchie, Stephen M ^a   Tobin, Kenneth ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0041077222     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095006901750066529     Document Type: Article

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