A case study examining change in teacher beliefs through collaborative action research

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-30

  Vaino, Katrin ^a   Holbrook, Jack ^a   Rannikmäe, Miia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Collaborative Action Research; Scientific and Technological Literacy; Teacher Beliefs; Teacher Constraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027943148     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.736034     Document Type: Article

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