Models of elementary science instruction: Roles of science specialist teachers

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

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 317-343

  Gail Jones, M ^a   Edmunds, Julie ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315045443     Document Type: Chapter

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