Teaching of energy issues: A debate proposal for a global reorientation

Science and Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-64

  Doménech, Josep Lluis ^a   Gil Pérez, Daniel ^b   Gras Martí, Albert ^a   Guisasola, Jenaro ^c   Martínez Torregrosa, Joaquín ^a   Salinas, Julia ^d   Trumper, Ricardo ^e,g   Valdés, Pablo ^f   Vilches, Amparo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^f Instituto Superior de Tecnologias y Ciencias Aplicadas InSTEC   (Cuba)

^g Kibbutz Hahoterim   (Israel)

Author keywords

Debate proposal; Global reorientation; Teaching energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751179447     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-005-5036-3     Document Type: Article

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