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Science Teachers' Beliefs and Intentions to Implement Thematic Units

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  1. College of Education and Allied Professions, The University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio, 43606, USA

    Charlene M. Czerniak

  2. Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Southern Illinois University, Illinois, 62901, USA

    Andrew T. Lumpe

  3. College of Education, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 43403, USA

    Jodi J. Haney

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Czerniak, C.M., Lumpe, A.T. & Haney, J.J. Science Teachers' Beliefs and Intentions to Implement Thematic Units. Journal of Science Teacher Education 10, 123–145 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009424015197

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