Middle east meets west: Comparing children’s attitudes to school science

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 405-422

  Murphy, Colette ^a   Ambusaidi, Abdullah ^b   Beggs, Jim ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c a College of Queen s University   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 30744478269     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690500339696     Document Type: Article

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