Promoting single-parent family children's attitudes toward science and science performance through extracurricular science intervention in Taiwan

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 469-493

  Hong, Zuway R ^a   Lin, Huann Shyang ^b   Lawrenz, Frances ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 39449090948     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690701297628     Document Type: Article

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