The Human Element: Chemistry Education's Contribution to Our Global Future

The Chemical Element: Chemistry's Contribution to Our Global Future: First Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 131-157

  Mahaffy, Peter ^a  

^a KING S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active learning; Chemistry education; Learner centered education; Pedagogy; Rich context learning; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888656541     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527635641.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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