Beyond 2000: Science/biology education for the future

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 68-70

  Reiss, Michael J ^a   Millar, Robin ^b   Osborne, Jonathan ^c  

^a HOMERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biology education; Curriculum reform; National Curriculum; Public understanding of science; Scientific literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033434148     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.1999.9655644     Document Type: Review

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