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Myint Swe Khine (Ed): Advances in Nature of Science Research: Concepts and Methodologies

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van Dijk, E.M. Myint Swe Khine (Ed): Advances in Nature of Science Research: Concepts and Methodologies . Sci & Educ 22, 881–886 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-012-9483-3

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