A pedagogical analysis of science textbooks: How can we proceed?

Research in Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-71

  Koulaidis, Vasilis ^a   Tsatsaroni, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

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EID: 15544388929     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02356963     Document Type: Article

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