IMPROVING SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE IN NAMIBIA

Science Education in Context: An International Examination of the Influence of Context on Science Curricula Development and Implementation

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 199-209

  Kasanda, Choshi D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

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EID: 85026215086     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/9789087902490_017     Document Type: Chapter

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