Attitudes toward chemistry among 11th grade students in high schools in Greece

Science Education

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 535-547

  Salta, Katerina ^a   Tzougraki, Chryssa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 4043163524     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.10134     Document Type: Article

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