THE INFLUENCE OF CONTEXT ON SCIENCE CURRICULA: OBSERVATIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

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

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 355-362

  Coll, Richard K ^a   Taylor, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 85142092692     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/9789087902490_030     Document Type: Chapter

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