Exhibiting performance: Co-participation in science centres and museums

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1531-1555

  Meisner, Robin ^a   vom Lehn, Dirk ^a   Heath, Christian ^a   Burch, Alex ^b   Gammon, Ben ^a   Reisman, Molly ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCIENCE MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34748846330     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690701494050     Document Type: Article

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