Learning Science Outside of School

Handbook of Research on Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 125-167

  Rennie, Léonie J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203824696-7     Document Type: Chapter

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