Increasing Accessibility to Science in Early Childhood Teacher Education Through Collaboration Between Teacher Educators and Science/Engineering Academics

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Increasing Accessibility to Science in Early Childhood Teacher Education Through Collaboration Between Teacher Educators and Science/Engineering Academics

Various reports have identifi ed urgent needs for science education in Australia, in particular, in relation to maintaining and increasing capability to teach science at all levels of schooling (e.g. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2002 ; Goodrum et al. 2001 ; Tytler 200...

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Main Authors:	Howitt, Christine, Blake, Elaine, Calais, Martina, Carnellor, Yvonne, Frid, Sandra, Lewis, Simon, Mocerino, Mauro, Parker, Lesley, Sparrow, Len, Ward, Jo, Zadnik, Marjan
Other Authors:	Kim Chwee Daniel Tan
Format:	Book Chapter
Published:	Springer 2012
Online Access:	http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-94-007-3979-6/#section=1066409&page=7&locus=10 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49635

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