When Teaching Makes a Difference: Developing science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge through learning study

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1794-1814

  Nilsson, Pernilla ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Learning study; PCK; Science; Teacher; Variation Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902878888     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2013.879621     Document Type: Article

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