Science as an ideal: Teachers' orientations to science and science education reform

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-431

  Witz, Klaus ^a   Lee, Hyunju ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Personal values; Science curriculum; Science teachers; Science, technology and society (STS); Social issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650606797     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270802165640     Document Type: Article

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