Contested terrain or unified project? ‘the nature of science’ in the national curriculum for england and wales

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 181-195

  Donnelly, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040481070     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690120412     Document Type: Article

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