Realism vs. constructivism in contemporary physics: The impact of the debate on the understanding of quantum theory and its instructional process

Science and Education

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 607-629

  Karakostas, Vassilios ^a   Hadzidaki, Pandora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 27844548564     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-004-5156-1     Document Type: Article

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