How much curriculum change is appropriate? Defining a zone of feasible innovation

Science Education

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 439-460

  Rogan, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34247547063     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20192     Document Type: Article

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