College students' attitudes towards living organisms: The influence of experience & knowledge

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 558-563

  Yore, Lola Boeck ^b   Boyer, Stan ^a  

^a SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031522216     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4450383     Document Type: Article

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