Cultural mediation of children's cosmologies: A longitudinal study of the astronomy concepts of Chinese and New Zealand children

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1113-1160

  Bryce, T G K ^a   Blown, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749034999     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690500439280     Document Type: Article

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