An international study of prospective teachers’ initial teaching conceptions and concerns: The case of teaching ‘combustion’

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-59

  De Jong, Onno ^a   Ahtee, Maija ^b   Goodwin, Alan ^b   Hatzinikita, Vassilia ^b   Koulaidis, Vasilis ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0142008452     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0261976990220104     Document Type: Article

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