A Science Teacher's Reflections and Knowledge Growth about STS Instructjon after Actual Implementation

Science Education

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-41

  Tsai, Chin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0036116584     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.10006     Document Type: Article

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