A vocationalized school science curriculum?

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1389-1410

  Bell, Jacqueline ^a   Donnelly, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750686927     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690600708600     Document Type: Article

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