Teacher Professional Development in Science

Handbook of Research on Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1179-1203

  Hewson, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 85145538752     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203824696-43     Document Type: Chapter

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