The effect of biotechnology education on Australian high school students’ understandings and attitudes about biotechnology processes

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-198

  Dawson, Vaille ^a   Soames, Christina ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 55349143627     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635140600811569     Document Type: Article

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