Teaching as you would have them teach: An effective elementary science teacher preparation program

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-265

  Lee, Cherin ^a   Krapfl, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33747873614     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016521201095     Document Type: Article

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