Spinning a web (case) around professional standards: Capturing the complexity of science teaching

Research in Science Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 227-244

  Louden, William ^a   Wallace, John ^b   Groves, Robin ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case methods; Professional standards; Teacher development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845477396     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013130126345     Document Type: Article

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