Contextualized science for teaching science and technology

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Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 121-144

  Koul, Ravinder ^a   Dana, Thomas M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate technologies; Concept analysis; Contextualized science; Controversy; Curriculum; Energy; India; Nature of science; Question analysis; Textbooks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747885621     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007348821292     Document Type: Article

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