Re-thinking the development of scientific literacy through a rope metaphor

Research in Science Education

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-229

  Murcia, Karen ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metaphor; Scientific literacy; Teaching and learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949085958     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-008-9081-1     Document Type: Article

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