Science Teachers' Beliefs about Curriculum Design

Research in Science Education

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 357-375

  Cheung, Derek ^a   Ng, Pun Hon ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 3543129878     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461556     Document Type: Article

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