Conversations within primary school parties visiting animal specimens in a museum and zoo

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 130-141

  Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal; Exhibits; Primary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030549779     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.1996.9655491     Document Type: Article

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