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RESEARCH REPORT

The Relationship between Understanding of the Nature of Science and Practice: The influence of teachers’ beliefs about education, teaching and learning

Stephen Waters‐Adams University of Plymouth, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 919-944 | Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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