Views about physics held by physics teachers with differing approaches to teaching physics

Research in Science Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-462

  Mulhall, Pamela ^a   Gunstone, Richard ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mathematicsin physics; Physics teachers; Views about teaching physics; Viewsa bout physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949116331     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-007-9057-6     Document Type: Article

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