Taking a closer look at science teaching orientations

Science Education

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 358-376

  Friedrichsen, Patrica ^a   Driel, Jan H Van ^b   Abell, Sandra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 79551714034     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20428     Document Type: Article

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