Significance of Limited English Proficiency and Cultural Capital to the Performance in Science of Chinese-Australians

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 265-282

  Tobin, Kenneth ^a   McRobbie, Campbell J ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 0009357289     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2736(199603)33:3<265::aid-tea2>3.0.co;2-r     Document Type: Article

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