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ERIC Number: EJ569259
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Encouraging the Use of Practical Work in Primary Schools.
Fisher, Sue
Science Education International, v9 n1 p17-19 Mar 1998
Details an effort in Gambia to enable primary teachers to use a hands on-approach to science teaching. Discusses availability of equipment, improvisation, application, use of time, lack of confidence, and class size as concerns in this professional development effort. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Hands on Science, Relevance (Education), Science Activities, Science and Society, Science Education, Science Teachers
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Gambia; Uganda