An urgent call for academic chemists to engage in precollege science education

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-250

  Cacciatore, Kristen L ^a   Sevian, Hannah ^b,c  

^a Science Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 79751520366     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed200008q     Document Type: Article

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