Development of an instrument: Mentoring for effective primary science teaching

Science Education

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 657-674

  Hudson, Peter ^a   Skamp, Keith ^b   Brooks, Lyndon ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 25444509781     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20025     Document Type: Review

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