The challenges of attaining a transformative science education in urban high schools

Leadership and Professional Development in Science Education: New Possibilities for Enhancing Teacher Learning

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 34-47

  Tobin, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203447864     Document Type: Chapter

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