Ten years of national curriculum primary science in Northern Ireland: A study of children's attitudes

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 13-24

  Murphy, Colette ^a   Beggs, Jim ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUB   (Ireland)

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EID: 84860617783     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0332331020210206     Document Type: Article

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