Integrating nature of science instruction into a physical science content course for preservice elementary teachers: NOS views of teaching assistants

Science Education

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 912-935

  Hanuscin, Deborah L ^a   Akerson, Valarie L ^b   Phillipson Mower, Teddie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748089026     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20149     Document Type: Article

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