Portraits of Productive Schools: An International Study of Institutionalizing Activity-Based Practices in Elementary Science (Suny Series in Science)

Year 1995
Pages 177

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The listing describes Portraits of Productive Schools: An International Study of Institutionalizing Activity-Based Practices in Elementary Science (Suny Series in Science) by Ronald D. Anderson ; Uwe Hameyer ; Jan Van Den Akker ; Mats Ekholm as a science or technology book focused on explanation. This edition is listed as 1995 • State Univ of New York Pr • 177 pages.

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This edition of Portraits of Productive Schools: An International Study of Institutionalizing Activity-Based Practices in Elementary Science (Suny Series in Science) by Ronald D. Anderson ; Uwe Hameyer ; Jan Van Den Akker ; Mats Ekholm is a compact, nonfiction book that explains facts and how things work.

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