Effect of the challenger experience on elementary children's attitudes to science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 979-1000

  Jarvis, Tina ^a   Pell, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036925833     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10055     Document Type: Article

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