The effect of the Kids’ Science State Professional Development Program on the promotion of scientific literacy

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The effect of the Kids’ Science State Professional Development Program on the promotion of scientific literacy

This thesis reports a longitudinal study of the impact of the Kids’ Science Stateprofessional development program in primary schools to address the issues involvedin promoting and sustaining a scientifically literate society. The Kids’ Science Stateinitiative in Western Australia is a partnership be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Evans, Rosemary Sian
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2008
Subjects:	primary schools professional development workshops Kids' Science State Professional Development Program Personal Meaning Mapping interviews scientific literacy teachers
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54

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