Science learning and epistemology

Second International Handbook of Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 281-291

  Kelly, Gregory J ^a   McDonald, Scott ^a   Wickman, Per Olof ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9041-7_20     Document Type: Chapter

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