Developing elementary preservice teacher subject matter knowledge through the use of educative science curriculum materials

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 92-110

  Donna, Joel D ^a   Hick, Sarah R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

^b HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educative curriculum materials; Elementary teacher education; Subject matter knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041661628     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1046560X.2017.1279510     Document Type: Article

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