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Challenging gender-blindness in preservice secondary science teachers

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This material is based upon work supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. HRD 945-0022). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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Scantlebury, K. Challenging gender-blindness in preservice secondary science teachers. J Sci Teacher Educ 6, 134–142 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02614571

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