Appreciating the Beauty of Science Ideas: Teaching for Aesthetic Understanding

Science Education

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 574-587

  Girod, Mark ^a   Rau, Cheryl ^b   Schepige, Adele ^a  

^a WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038095342     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.1054     Document Type: Article

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