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Science Reform or Science Conform: Problematic Epistemological Assumptions with/in Canadian Science Reform Efforts

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    Ali Sammel

  2. Simon Fraser University, Canada

    David Zandvliet

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Sammel, A., Zandvliet, D. Science Reform or Science Conform: Problematic Epistemological Assumptions with/in Canadian Science Reform Efforts. Can J Sci Math Techn 3, 513–520 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1080/14926150309556586

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