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This paper offers a personal overview of research in science education in Europe. It is suggested that such research is a relatively new domain, characterised by considerable diversity. The paper explores some of the institutional, conceptual and methodological dimensions of this diversity and identifies a number of issues around which science education in Europe might develop in the early years of the twenty-first century.
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Jenkins, E.W. (2001). Research in Science Education in Europe: Retrospect and Prospect. In: Behrendt, H., et al. Research in Science Education - Past, Present, and Future. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47639-8_2
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