Worldview theory and conceptual change in science education

Science Education

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 579-610

  Cobern, William W ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030503313     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199609)80:5<579::AID-SCE5>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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