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Unfortunately, there is no widely shared definition of science education, but to develop one it will be useful to consider the work of the scientist, science teacher, and science educator, all of whom make important but somewhat distinct contributions.
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McComas, W.F. (2014). Science Education. In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_76
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