Studying science teacher identity: current insights and future research directions

Studies in Science Education

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-179

  Avraamidou, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

science education; teacher identity; teacher learning and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907586497     PISSN: 03057267     EISSN: 19408412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057267.2014.937171     Document Type: Article

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