Seeking historical examples to illustrate key aspects of the nature of science

Science and Education

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 249-263

  McComas, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

History of science; Nature of science; Science pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449141397     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-007-9081-y     Document Type: Article

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