Biology teaching in upper secondary schools: Comparative study between Slovenia and Turkey

Energy Education Science and Technology Part B: Social and Educational Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-314

  Šorgo, Andrej ^a   Usak, Muhammet ^b   Aydogdu, Mustafa ^c   Keles, Ozgul ^d   Ambrožič Dolinšek, Jana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b University of Zirve   (Turkey)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d AKSARAY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biology teaching; Slovenia; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855839142     PISSN: 13087711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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