Science teachers' and senior secondary schools students' perceptions of earth and environmental science topics

Australian Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 202-220

  Dawson, Vaille ^a   Carson, Katherine ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

curriculum; earth science; environmental science; upper secondary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902072939     PISSN: 08140626     EISSN: 2049775X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/aee.2014.6     Document Type: Article

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