Moving the essence of inquiry into the classroom: Engaging teachers and students in authentic science

Issues and Challenges in Science Education Research: Moving Forward

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 25-42

  Crawford, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-3980-2_3     Document Type: Chapter

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