Turkish pre-service science teachers' views on Science-Technology-Society issues

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-348

  Yalvac, Bugrahan ^a   Tekkaya, Ceren ^b   Cakiroglu, Jale ^b   Kahyaoglu, Elvan ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pre service science teachers; Science Technology Society; Scientific literacy; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947256178     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690600708667     Document Type: Article

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