Learning from Action Research About Science Teacher Preparation

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-64

  Mitchener, Carole P ^a   Jackson, Wendy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Beginning teacher; Induction; Middle grades

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857360631     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-011-9261-0     Document Type: Article

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