Development of a research-based model for enhancing PCK of secondary science teachers

Teacher Education: Policy, Practice and Research

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 189-212

  Jang, Syh Jong ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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