Systemic Reform: Research, Vision, and Politics

Handbook of Research on Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 911-941

  Kahle, Jane Butler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 85145524069     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203824696-34     Document Type: Chapter

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