The experiences and personal religious beliefs of Egyptian science teachers as a framework for understanding the shaping and reshaping of their beliefs and practices about Science-Technology-Society (STS)

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1605-1634

  Mansour, Nasser ^a,b  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52649175464     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690701463303     Document Type: Article

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