Interpreting popular reports of science: What happens when the reader’s world meets the world on paper?

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 317-327

  Phillips, Linda M ^a   Norris, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 85010619099     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095006999290723     Document Type: Article

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