General biology: Creating a positive learning environment for elementary education majors

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-178

  Stalheim Smith, Ann ^a   Scharmann, Lawrence C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53149111318     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00117031     Document Type: Article

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