Attitudes towards creationism and evolutionary theory: The debate among secondary pupils attending Catholic and Protestant schools in Northern Ireland

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-103

  Francis, Leslie J ^a   Greer, John E ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042635664     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-6625/8/2/302     Document Type: Article

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