Teaching Elementary Science Methods to Women: A Male Professor's Experience from Two Perspectives

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 919-949

  McGinnis, J Randy ^a   Pearsall, Marjorie ^a  

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EID: 0042584858     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199810)35:8<919::AID-TEA7>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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