Retraining public secondary science teachers by upgrading their content knowledge and pedagogical skills

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 409-418

  Irving, Marilyn M ^a   Dickson Jr , Leon A ^a   Keyser, Janice ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Prince George's County (MD) Public Schools   (United States)

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EID: 33748198253     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2668111     Document Type: Article

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