The origin and evolution of life in Pakistani High School Biology

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 65-71

  Asghar, Anila ^a   Wiles, Jason R ^b,c   Alters, Brian ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biology curriculum; Evolution; Islam; Pakistan; Science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912014514     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: 21576009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2010.9656196     Document Type: Article

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