Medical and nursing students' development of conceptions of science during three years of studies in higher education

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-296

  Petersson, Gunilla ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conceptions of research; Development of conceptions; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944439345     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313830500109592     Document Type: Review

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