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Crossing borders: Learning and teaching primary science in the pre-service to in-service transition

Judith Mulholland Australian Catholic University, Mitchelton, Queensland, 4053, Australia E-mail: [email protected]
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John Wallace Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, Australia E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 879-898 | Published online: 26 Nov 2010

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