What education do you miss by going to school? Children's 'coming-to-knowing' about science and their environment

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Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 197-210

  Peacock, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Culture; Curriculum; Environment; Integration; Knowledge; Primary; Schooling; Science; Situated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949120669     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1026775729990     Document Type: Article

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