Fifteen pupils' positive approach to primary school science: When does it decline?

Educational Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-141

  Turner, Sarah ^a   Ireson, Gren ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Primary education; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249090209     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055690903148662     Document Type: Article

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