Turkish prospective chemistry teachers' beliefs about chemistry teaching

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1647-1667

  Boz, Yezdan ^a   Uzuntiryaki, Esen ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 33750606045     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690500439132     Document Type: Article

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