‘A planet of confusion and debate’: Children's and young people's response to the news coverage of Pluto's loss of planetary status

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-325

  Jarman, Ruth ^a   McClune, Billy ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Astronomy; Media; News; Scientific literacy; The nature of science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858187809     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635140903162637     Document Type: Article

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