Scientific experiences as predictors of choice of science among female high school students in Nigeria

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-90

  Erinosho, Stella Y ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 0042584517     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0263514970150106     Document Type: Article

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