Assessing Elementary Science Methods Students' Understanding About Global Climate Change

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1167-1187

  Lambert, Julie L ^a   Lindgren, Joan ^a   Bleicher, Robert ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change education; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861533672     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2011.633938     Document Type: Article

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