"Hit and run Research" with "Hit and Miss" Results in early childhood science education

Research in Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 405-431

  Fleer, Marilyn ^a   Robbins, Jill ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constructionism; Culture; Early childhood; Sociocultural theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344680228     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RISE.0000005249.45909.93     Document Type: Review

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