Inspiring students with the joy and wonder of science? Key australasian contributions to research on student attitudes to science

The World of Science Education: Handbook of Research in Australasia

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 107-116

  Schibeci, Renato ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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