Superheroes and supervillains: reconstructing the mad-scientist stereotype in school science

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-115

  Avraamidou, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

elementary science; qualitative study; scientist stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877579891     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635143.2012.761605     Document Type: Article

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