Achieving the Reforms Vision: The Effectiveness of a Specialists-Led Elementary Science Program

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 181-193

  Schwartz, Renée S ^a   Lederman, Norman G ^a   Abd El Khalick, Fouad ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

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EID: 84858446955     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2000.tb17255.x     Document Type: Article

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