Sense of place in the practice and assessment of place-based science teaching

Science Education

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1042-1057

  Semken, Steven ^a   Freeman, Carol Butler ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55849085701     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20279     Document Type: Article

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