Minding the gap: Needed research on beginning/newly qualified science teachers

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 532-537

  Luft, Julie ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

General science; Science teacher education

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; NATURAL SCIENCES;

GENERAL SCIENCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION;

TEACHING;

EID: 34247337572     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20190     Document Type: Review

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