Three decades of anti-evolution campaign and its results: Turkish undergraduates' acceptance and understanding of the biological evolution theory

Science and Education

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 739-755

  Peker, Deniz ^a   Comert, Gulsum Gul ^b   Kence, Aykut ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 77953023873     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-009-9199-1     Document Type: Article

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