Developing and acting upon one's conception of the nature of science: A follow-up study

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 563-581

  Bell, Randy L ^c   Lederman, Norman G ^a   Abd El Khalick, Fouad ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0042724872     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2736(200008)37:6<563::AID-TEA4>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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