SCIENCE EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE: MEETING THE CHALLENGES AHEAD

Science Education in Context: An International Examination of the Influence of Context on Science Curricula Development and Implementation

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 283-290

  Koh, Thiam Seng ^a   Tan, Kim Chwee Daniel ^a   Cheah, Horn Mun ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84892318909     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/9789087902490_024     Document Type: Chapter

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