Making (electrical) connections: Exploring student agency in a school in India

Science Education

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-319

  Sharma, Ajay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 40949129280     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20246     Document Type: Article

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