Authentic science experiences as a vehicle to change students' orientations toward science and scientific career choices: Learning from the path followed by Brad

Cultural Studies of Science Education

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 611-638

  van Eijck, Michiel ^a   Roth, Wolff Michael ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Authentic science; Career choices; Cultural historical activity theory (CHAT); Culture; Indigenous peoples; Nature conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449109097     PISSN: 18711502     EISSN: 18711510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11422-009-9183-8     Document Type: Article

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