Sardonic science? The resistance to more humanistic forms of science education

Cultural Studies of Science Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 591-612

  Bryce, T G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humanistic science; Nature of science; Real science; Scientific communities; Socio scientific issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956010055     PISSN: 18711502     EISSN: 18711510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11422-010-9266-6     Document Type: Article

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