A Pragmatic Approach on Epistemology, Teaching, and Learning

Science Education

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 375-382

  Östman, Leif ^a,b   Wickman, Per Olof ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84898681414     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.21105     Document Type: Article

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