A quantitative analysis of physics textbooks for scientific literacy themes

Research in Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 385-399

  Wilkinson, John ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 27844455684     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461600     Document Type: Article

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