Cross-cultural science education: A cognitive explanation of a cultural phenomenon

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-287

  Aikenhead, Glen S ^a   Jegede, Olugbemiro J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0001491037     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199903)36:3<269::AID-TEA3>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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