Nature of scientific knowledge and scientific inquiry: Building instructional capacity through professional development

Second International Handbook of Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 335-359

  Lederman, Norman G ^a   Lederman, Judith S ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85016691248     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9041-7_24     Document Type: Chapter

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