Meeting the global challenge? Comparing recent initiatives in school science and technology

Comparative Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-81

  Jordan, Steven ^a   Yeomans, David ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION POLICY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037326197     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050060302560     Document Type: Article

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