Recruiting future science and mathematics teachers into alternative certification programs: Strategies tried and lessons learned

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-183

  Abell, Sandra ^a   Boone, William ^b   Arbaugh, Fran ^a   Lannin, John ^a   Beilfuss, Meredith ^c   Volkmann, Mark ^a   White, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845491909     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-005-9001-4     Document Type: Article

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