Assessing culturally sensitive factors in the learning environment of science classrooms

Research in Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-49

  Fisher, Darrell L ^a   Waldrip, Brace G ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0002848245     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02463031     Document Type: Article

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