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Beyond Cartesian Dualism

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    Steve Alsop

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  1. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA

    William W. Cobern

  2. City University of New York, N.Y., USA

    Ken Tobin

  3. University College of Education of Winneba, Ghana

    Henry Brown-Acquay

  4. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

    Mariona Espinet

  5. Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Gurol Irzik

  6. The Open University, Hong Kong

    Olugbemiro Jegede

  7. Universidad Autónoma de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

    Lilia Reyes Herrera

  8. College of Science, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Marrisa Rollnick

  9. University of Oslo, Norway

    Svein Sjøberg

  10. National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan

    Hsiao-lin Tuan

  11. York University, Toronto, Canada

    Steve Alsop

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Alsop, S. (2005). Bridging the Cartesian Divide: Science Education and Affect. In: Cobern, W.W., et al. Beyond Cartesian Dualism. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3808-9_1

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