Conversations about the Moon with Prospective Teachers in Japan

Science Education

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 892-910

  Suzuki, Mariko ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 2442596080     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.10082     Document Type: Article

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