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Relationship between teacher beliefs and science education reform

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  1. College of Education and Allied Professions, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, 43606-3390, Toledo, Ohio, USA

    Charlene M. Czerniak

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

    Andrew T. Lumpe

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Czerniak, C.M., Lumpe, A.T. Relationship between teacher beliefs and science education reform. Journal of Science Teacher Education 7, 247–266 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00058659

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