Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

Primary school students’ views about science, technology and engineering

Esin Pekmez
  • Esin Pekmez
  • Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, Ege University of Science and Education, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 04 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 20 December 2017
  •  Published: 23 January 2018

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