Logical positivism as a tool to analyse the problem of chemistry's lack of relevance in secondary school chemical education

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1151-1168

  Van Aalsvoort, Joke ^a  

^a OSG Huygenwaard ^*  (Netherlands)

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EID: 3943064884     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069042000205369     Document Type: Article

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