Interest in science: A many-faceted picture painted by data from the OECD PISA study

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Olsen, Rolf Vegar ^a   Prenzel, Manfred ^b   Martin, Ron ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Australian Council for Educational Research   (Australia)

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EID: 78651480478     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2010.518639     Document Type: Editorial

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