Teaching science in museums: The pedagogy and goals of museum educators

Science Education

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 278-297

  Tran, Lynn Uyen ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33947583037     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20193     Document Type: Article

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