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Enhancing prospective teachers’ conceptions of teaching and science

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  1. School Mathematics and Science Center, Purdue University, 47907, West Lafayette, IN

    William C. Kyle & Sandra Abell

  2. The University of Iowa, Iowa, USA

    James A. Shymansky

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Kyle, W.C., Abell, S. & Shymansky, J.A. Enhancing prospective teachers’ conceptions of teaching and science. J Sci Teacher Educ 1, 10–13 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03032127

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