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The History of Chemistry: Potential and Actual Contributions to Chemical Education

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Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice

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  1. Louisiana State University, USA

    James H. Wandersee

  2. University of Houston-Downtown, USA

    Phyllis Baudoin Griffard

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  1. The University of Reading, UK

    John K. Gilbert

  2. Utrecht University, The Netherlands

    Onno De Jong

  3. Federal University of Minas Gerias, Brazil

    Rosária Justi

  4. Curtin University of Technology, Australia

    David F. Treagust

  5. Leiden University, The Netherlands

    Jan H. Van Driel

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Wandersee, J.H., Griffard, P.B. (2002). The History of Chemistry: Potential and Actual Contributions to Chemical Education. In: Gilbert, J.K., De Jong, O., Justi, R., Treagust, D.F., Van Driel, J.H. (eds) Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47977-X_2

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