STEM policy and science education: scientistic curriculum and sociopolitical silences

Cultural Studies of Science Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 445-458

  Gough, Annette ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental education; Science education; Scientistic curriculum; Sociopolitical issues; STEM policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929951904     PISSN: 18711502     EISSN: 18711510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11422-014-9590-3     Document Type: Article

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