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Incorporating Multicultural and Science-Technology-Society Issues into Science Teacher Education Courses: Successes, Challenges and Possibilities

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Sweeney, A.E. Incorporating Multicultural and Science-Technology-Society Issues into Science Teacher Education Courses: Successes, Challenges and Possibilities. Journal of Science Teacher Education 12, 1–28 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016625829643

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