Addressing the dynamics of science in curricular reform for scientific literacy: The case of genomics

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2429-2449

  van Eijck, Michiel ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biology education; Curriculum; Genomics; Nature of science; Scientific literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649371853     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690903473399     Document Type: Article

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