Scientific literacy: Content and curriculum making

Exploring the Landscape of Scientific Literacy

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 45-56

  Deng, Zongyi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84884825297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203843284     Document Type: Chapter

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