Identity Matching to Scientists: Differences that Make a Difference?

Research in Science Education

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 439-460

  Andersen, Hanne Moeller ^a   Krogh, Lars Brian ^a   Lykkegaard, Eva ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Educational choice; Images of science; Prototype matching; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899917275     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-013-9391-9     Document Type: Article

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