Transformation through language use: Children's spontaneous metaphors in elementary school science

Science and Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3-5, 2007, Pages 267-289

  Jakobson, Britt ^a   Wickman, Per Olof ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dewey; Elementary school; Learning; Metaphor; Primary school; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248206644     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-006-9018-x     Document Type: Article

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