Beyond philosophical confusion: Establishing the role of philosophy of chemistry in chemical education research

Journal of Baltic Science Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-14

  Erduran, Sibel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical education; Curriculum design; Interdisciplinary studies of science; Philosophy of chemistry; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649862783     PISSN: 16483898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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