Teacher preparation and the national primary science curriculum: A twentieth-anniversary perspective

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-263

  Sharp, John ^a,b   Hopkin, Rebecca ^a,b   James, Sarah ^c   Peacock, Graham ^d   Kelly, Lois ^e   Davies, Dan ^f   Bowker, Rob ^g  

^a BISHOP GROSSETESTE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Preparation to teach; Primary curriculum; Science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999500544     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520902725770     Document Type: Article

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