Beyond science literacy: Science and the public

International Journal of Environmental and Science Education

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-311

  Liu, Xiufeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Informal science education; Life long learning; Public engagement in science; Science and the public; Science literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349996491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13063065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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