Eliciting, interpreting and developing teachers' understandings of the nature of science

Science and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 579-594

  Nott, Mick ^a   Wellington, Jerry ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 54649084898     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008631328479     Document Type: Article

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