Ideas about earthquakes after experiencing a natural disaster in Taiwan: An analysis of students' worldviews

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1007-1016

  Tsai, Chin Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0039145899     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690010016085     Document Type: Article

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