Teaching the 'nature of science': Modest adaptations or radical reconceptions?

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-254

  Hipkins, Rosemary ^a   Barker, Miles ^b   Bolstad, Rachel ^a  

^a New Zealand Council for Educational Research   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 13144288965     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069042000276758     Document Type: Article

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