Measuring the Ways Significant Persons Influence Attitudes Towards Science and Mathematics

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 192-212

  Sjaastad, Jørgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Mentoring; Rasch analysis; Recruitment; Significant persons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871267984     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2012.672775     Document Type: Article

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