Students' perceptions of science and technology in Botswana and Lesotho

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-172

  Kent, David ^a   Towse, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001211526     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0263514970150203     Document Type: Article

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