School science education for citizenship: Strategies for teaching about the epistemology of science

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 637-658

  Ryder, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748989574     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270210148434     Document Type: Article

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