University-school partnerships: Pre-service and in-service teachers working together to teach primary science

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kenny, John Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84869757248     PISSN: 1835517X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2012v37n3.1     Document Type: Article

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