Nature of science as depicted in Turkish biology textbooks

Science Education

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 422-447

  Irez, Serhat ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 68049098082     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20305     Document Type: Article

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