Student gender, school size and changing perceptions of science learning environments during the transition from primary to secondary school

Research in Science Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-397

  Ferguson, Peter D ^a   Fraser, Barry J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 54649084909     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461506     Document Type: Article

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