CURRICULUM REFORM IN SCIENCE EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN

Science Education in Context: An International Examination of the Influence of Context on Science Curricula Development and Implementation

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 115-129

  Halai, Nelofer ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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EID: 85142047191     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/9789087902490_011     Document Type: Chapter

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