Factors associated with students' intentions to engage in science learning activities

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 455-473

  Butler, Malcolm B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

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EID: 0039774127     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199904)36:4<455::AID-TEA4>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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