Home-school learning of science: The culture of homes, and pupils' difficult border crossing

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-233

  Solomon, Joan ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037329475     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10073     Document Type: Article

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