Democratic constructivist science education: Enabling egalitarian literacy and self-actualization

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 847-865

  Bencze, John Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0004015011     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270050167206     Document Type: Article

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