A cultural perspective on the structure of student interest in science

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-71

  Ainley, Mary ^a   Ainley, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Australian Council for Educational Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural context; Interest; Large scale studies; Motivation; Scientific literacy; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651507053     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2010.518640     Document Type: Article

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