The Relationship of Science Knowledge, Attitude and Decision Making on Socio-scientific Issues: The Case Study of Students' Debates on a Nuclear Power Plant in Korea

Science and Education

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1131-1151

  Jho, Hunkoog ^a   Yoon, Hye Gyoung ^b   Kim, Mijung ^c  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Science Education Chuncheon University of Education   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84899528610     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-013-9652-z     Document Type: Article

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