A state-wide change initiative: The primary science teacher-leader project

Research in Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-217

  Venville, Grady ^a   Wallace, John ^a   Louden, William ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 54649085083     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02462905     Document Type: Article

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