Learning to teach “science” out of school: Non-school placements as part of a Primary PGCE programme

Education + Training

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-32

  Peacock, Alan ^a   Bowker, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education and training; Placement; Primary education; Sciences; Teachers; Training evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173516     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910410518197     Document Type: Article

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