Exploring the potential of using stories about diverse scientists and reflective activities to enrich primary students' images of scientists and scientific work

Cultural Studies of Science Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 307-340

  Sharkawy, Azza ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Images of science; Images of scientists; Primary students; Stories about scientists

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860595014     PISSN: 18711502     EISSN: 18711510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11422-012-9386-2     Document Type: Article

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