Making sense of theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches: Exploring conceptual change and interest in learning from a sociocultural perspective

Australian Educational Researcher

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 25-47

  Pressick Kilborn, Kimberley ^a   Sainsbury, Erica ^b   Walker, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 33744761809     PISSN: 03116999     EISSN: 03116999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03216818     Document Type: Article

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