No science today—the demise of primary science

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-437

  Boyle, Bill ^a   Bragg, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Longitudinal survey; Sciences; Standards; Time allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85036037527     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585170500384115     Document Type: Article

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