Arab prospective science teachers' world view: Presuppositions towards nature

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1093-1109

  Haidar, Abdullateef H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 8644244517     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069970190907     Document Type: Review

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