Studies of students’ perceptions in science classrooms at the post-compulsory level

Contemporary Approaches to Research on Learning Environments: Worldviews

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 161-194

  Kerr, Craig R ^a   Fisher, Darrell L ^b,c   Yaxley, Bevis G ^d   Fraser, Barry J ^b  

^a Don College Tasmania   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian College of Education   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 59549086767     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812774651_0007     Document Type: Chapter

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