Young Adolescents' Intentional Use of Science News

International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 281-304

  Tsai, Pei Ying ^a   Chang, Wen Hua ^b   Chen, Sufen ^c   Chang, Huey Por ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d The Open University of Kaohsiung   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Intentionality; Science news

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032095834     PISSN: 21548455     EISSN: 21548463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2013.817027     Document Type: Article

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