Engaging students in science across the primary secondary interface: Listening to the students' voice

Research in Science Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 501-527

  Logan, Marianne ^a   Skamp, Keith ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes towards science; Interest in science; Primary secondary transition; Students' voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949116337     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-007-9063-8     Document Type: Article

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