Narratives as tools in designing the school chemistry curriculum

Interchange

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-413

  Boström, Agneta ^a  

^a Box 17804 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case studies; Chemical education; Context based learning; Curriculum didactic design; Meaning making; Narrative; School subject; Scientific discourse; Story

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949087055     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: 15731790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10780-008-9072-1     Document Type: Article

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