INCLUSIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR THE RAINBOW NATION: REFLECTIONS ON SCIENCE TEACHING AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM STATEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Science Education in Context: An International Examination of the Influence of Context on Science Curricula Development and Implementation

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 261-270

  de Beer, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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EID: 84858057293     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/9789087902490_022     Document Type: Chapter

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