Relations among two teachers' practices and beliefs, conceptualizations of the nature of science, and their implementation of student independent inquiry projects

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1717-1750

  Trumbull, Deborah J ^a   Scarano, Grace ^b   Bonney, Rick ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^c Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity   (United States)

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EID: 33750616484     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690600560928     Document Type: Article

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