What do students gain from a week at science camp? Youth perceptions and the design of an immersive, research-oriented astronomy camp

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-171

  Fields, Deborah Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 57849100623     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690701648291     Document Type: Article

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