Problem Concepts in Evolution Part I: Purpose and Design

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-81

  Mead, Louise S ^a   Scott, Eugenie C ^a  

^a Natl Center for Science Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Methodological naturalism; Philosophical naturalism; Purpose

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878108839     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-010-0210-8     Document Type: Review

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