Embedding nature of science instruction in preservice elementary science courses: abandoning scientism, but..

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 215-233

  Abd Ei Khalick, Fouad ^a  

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

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EID: 0347297538     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1016720417219     Document Type: Article

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