Welsh primary school leavers’ perceptions of science

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-52

  Woodward, Catherine ^a   Woodward, Nicholas ^b  

^a Ceredigion County Council   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3242702673     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0263514980160104     Document Type: Article

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