Ideology, epistemology, pedagogy and the national curriculum for science: The influence on primary science

Curriculum Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-139

  Littledyke, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85023550390     PISSN: 09659757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0965975960040107     Document Type: Article

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