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Changes in Science Education
Changes in Science Education

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The following articles (originally published as mentioned below) appear in Reconsidering Science Learning (2004) (eds) Eileen Scanlon, Patricia Murphy, Jeff Thomas and Elizabeth Whitelegg, published by RoutledgeFalmer in association with The Open University © The Open University.

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Jenkins, E.W. (1999) ‘School Science, citizenship and the public understanding of science’, International Journal of Science Education, 21(7), pp. 703–710.

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Dr Helene Doerflinger

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