Establishing open and critical discourses in the science classroom: Reflecting on initial difficulties

Research in Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 317-336

  Dawson, Vaille M ^a   Taylor, Peter C ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 54649083540     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461566     Document Type: Article

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