Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 10, Issue 1, Article 4 (June, 2009) Khajornsak BUARAPHAN & Sunun SUNG-ONG Thai pre-service science teachers' conceptions of the nature of science Previous Contents Next

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