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Training Science Teachers in Methodology

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This article describes the philosophy behind and the problems involved in developing a curriculum appropriate to the training of science teachers in methodology.

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HARVEY, T., PAGE, R. Training Science Teachers in Methodology. Nature 245, 75–77 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/245075a0

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