Sowing the seeds of ROSE : background, rationale, questionnaire development and data collection for ROSE (The Relevance of Science Education) : a comparative study of students’ views of science and science education

Acta Didactica 4/2004

Camilla Schreiner Svein Sjøberg

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ROSE

Background, rationale, questionnaire development and

data collection for ROSE (The Relevance of Science Education) – a comparative study of students’ views of

science and science education

DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT

Camilla Schreiner Svein Sjøberg

S OWING THE SEEDS OF ROSE

Background, rationale, questionnaire development and data collection for ROSE (The Relevance of Science Education)

– a comparative study of students' views of science and science education

Oslo 2004

© ILS og forfatterne, Oslo, 2004 ISSN: 1502-2013

ISBN: 82-90904-79-7 Utgiver: Unipub AS

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