Use the news: A study of secondary teachers' use of newspapers in the science classroom

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 69-74

  Jarman, Ruth ^a   McClune, Billy ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biology education; Media; Newspapers; Public understanding of science; Scientific literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035582321     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2000.9655745     Document Type: Article

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