Preparing Middle Level Preservice Teachers to Integrate Mathematics and Science: Problems and Possibilities

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-154

  Koirala, Hari P ^a   Bowman, Jacqueline K ^b  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645161681     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2003.tb18231.x     Document Type: Article

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