Curriculum fragmentation impedes students’ understanding of technology and the environment

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 681-691

  Leggett, Monica ^a   Robertson, Susan ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0030374750     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268093960110603     Document Type: Article

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