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The impacts of professional learning communities on science teachers’ knowledge, practice and student learning: a review

Selcuk DoganCollege of Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rose PringleTeacher Education and Educational Leadership, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, USAView further author information
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Jennifer MesaTeacher Education and Educational Leadership, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, USAView further author information
Pages 569-588 | Received 07 Jan 2015, Accepted 18 Jun 2015, Published online: 18 Aug 2015

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