Riverina high school students' views of biotechnology

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-127

  Cavanagh, Heather ^a   Hood, Jennie ^a   Wilkinson, Jenny ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Education; Science; Secondary school

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; DATA REDUCTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

HIGH SCHOOLS; INFORMATION SOURCES; SCIENCE; SECONDARY SCHOOLS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PUBLICATION; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; STUDENT; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION;

EID: 24044476581     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol8-issue2-fulltext-1     Document Type: Article

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