Fusing the boundaries between home and child care to support children's scientific learning

Research in Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-154

  Fleer, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

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EID: 0007085129     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02356428     Document Type: Article

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