Creatures in the Classroom: Preservice Teacher Beliefs About Fantastic Beasts, Magic, Extraterrestrials, Evolution and Creationism

Science and Education

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 473-489

  Losh, Susan Carol ^a   Nzekwe, Brandon ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955484256     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-010-9268-5     Document Type: Article

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