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Beliefs in the Nature of Science and Responses to Socioscientific Issues

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  1. Curriculum and Instruction of Science Education, University of South Florida, USA

    Michael L. Simmons (Doctoral Candidate)

  2. College of Education, University of South Florida, USA

    Dana L. Zeidler (Professor of Science Education and the Program Coordinator for Science Education)

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Simmons, M.L., Zeidler, D.L. (2003). Beliefs in the Nature of Science and Responses to Socioscientific Issues. In: Zeidler, D.L. (eds) The Role of Moral Reasoning on Socioscientific Issues and Discourse in Science Education. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4996-X_5

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