A cross-national study of secondary science classroom environments in Australia and Indonesia

Research in Science Education

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 551-571

  Fraser, Barry J ^a   Aldridge, Jill M ^a   Adolphe, F S Gerard ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Classroom environments; Cross national research; Science education; What Is Happening In this Class? (WIHIC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954425809     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-009-9133-1     Document Type: Article

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