Scientific literacy: A conceptual overview

Science Education

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-94

  Laugksch, Rüdiger C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

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EID: 0034341606     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(200001)84:1<71::AID-SCE6>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Review

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