Everyday objects of learning about health and healing and implications for science education

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 172-193

  Gitari, Wanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; NATURAL SCIENCES;

GLOBAL SCIENCE EDUCATION; HEALING KNOWLEDGE; RELATIONAL LEARNING TOOLS; SCIENCE EDUCATION;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 33644602472     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20094     Document Type: Article

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