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Preservice primary teacher education in NSW: A comparative analysis of espoused science education curricula

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Skamp, K. Preservice primary teacher education in NSW: A comparative analysis of espoused science education curricula. Research in Science Education 18, 71–82 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356582

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