School science and its controversies; Or, whatever happened to scientific literacy?

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-72

  Turner, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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EID: 36949022275     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662507075649     Document Type: Article

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