Science in the trenches: An exploration of four pre-service teachers' first attempts at teaching science in the classroom

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-106

  Black, Kathie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classroom practice; Elementary science education; Student teaching; Teaching science; Transition from school to classroom

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844388161     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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