Effects of hypermedia-infused professional development on attitudes toward teaching science

Journal of Educational Computing Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-351

  Hartshorne, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 70350303579     PISSN: 07356331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/EC.38.3.e     Document Type: Article

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