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Complementary Epistemologies of Science Teaching

Towards an Integral Perspective

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Metaphor and Analogy in Science Education

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  1. University of Adelaide, Australia

    John William Willison

  2. Curtin University of Technology, Australia

    Peter Charles Taylor

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  1. University of Technology Sydney, Australia

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  2. Central Queensland University, Australia

    Allan G. Harrison

  3. Queensland University of Technology, Australia

    Stephen M. Ritchie

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Willison, J.W., Taylor, P.C. (2006). Complementary Epistemologies of Science Teaching. In: Aubusson, P.J., Harrison, A.G., Ritchie, S.M. (eds) Metaphor and Analogy in Science Education. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3830-5_3

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