Meaning-making science: Exploring the sociocultural dimensions of early childhood teacher education

Elementary Science Teacher Education: International Perspectives on Contemporary Issues and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 107-124

  Fleer, Marilyn ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84925740346     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315045443     Document Type: Chapter

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