Science student teachers' metaphors for scientists

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

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-66

  Dikmenli, Musa ^a   Cardak, Osman ^a   Yener, Dundar ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Images of the scientist; Metaphor analysis; Science student teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861150282     PISSN: 13087711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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