Neuroscience and education: How best to filter out the neurononsense from our classrooms?

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-208

  Purdy Dr , Noel ^a  

^a STRANMILLIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; Neuroscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349756791     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323310802242120     Document Type: Article

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