A conceptual analysis of evolutionary theory for teacher education

Science and Education

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 655-677

  van Dijk, Esther M ^a   Reydon, Thomas A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

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EID: 77953020377     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-009-9190-x     Document Type: Article

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