Can the arbitrary and the necessary be reconciled? Scientific realism and the school curriculum

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 605-623

  Nash, Roy ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 27844509879     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022027032000186619     Document Type: Review

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