The leadership institute in sts education: A collaborative teacher enhancement, curriculum development, and research project of penn state university and west virginia university with rural middle/junior high school science teachers

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-40

  Rubba, Peter A ^a   Wiesenmayer, Randall L ^b   Rye, James A ^b   Ditty, Tom ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52549130745     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00118344     Document Type: Article

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