Defining "science" in a multicultural world: Implications for science education

Science Education

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 50-67

  Cobern, William W ^a   Loving, Cathleen C ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035529128     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-237X(200101)85:1<50::AID-SCE5>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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