In Search of Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Science: Developing Ways of Articulating and Documenting Professional Practice

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 370-391

  Loughran, John ^a   Mulhall, Pamela ^a   Berry, Amanda ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; SPEECH; TEACHING;

CONTENT REPRESENTATION; KNOWLEDGE DOCUMENTATION; PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (PCK);

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

EID: 2142731126     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20007     Document Type: Article

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