Changes in primary boys' and girls' attitudes to school and science during a two-year science in-service programme

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-69

  Jarvis, Tina ^a   Pell, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 11144302865     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585170110115268     Document Type: Article

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