Prospective Elementary Teachers' Science Teaching Orientations and Experiences that Impacted their Development

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1698-1724

  Avraamidou, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Preservice elementary education; Science teaching orientations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879614257     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.708945     Document Type: Article

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