Considering curriculum for elementary science methods courses

Elementary Science Teacher Education: International Perspectives on Contemporary Issues and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 127-151

  Olson, Joanne K ^a   Appleton, Ken ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 34848885610     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315045443     Document Type: Chapter

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