The presentation of metallic bonding in high school science textbooks during three decades: Science educational reforms and substantive changes of tendencies

Science Education

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 423-447

  De Posada, José María ^a  

^a NONE   (Spain)

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EID: 0033432112     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199907)83:4<423::AID-SCE3>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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