Science laboratory classroom environments in Korean high schools

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-84

  Fraser, Barry J ^a   Lee, Sunny S U ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Korea; Laboratory instruction; Learning environment; Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI); Science teaching; Streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449189025     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-008-9048-1     Document Type: Article

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