Perceptions of Scientists and Stereotypes through the Eyes of Young School Children
The goal of the current study was to investigate children’s representations of scientists using the Draw-a-Scientist Test (DAST). Participants (n=210) were young school children from Romania enrolled in both rural and urban public schools from grade levels 3, 4, and 5. The study findings showed that...
Main Authors: | Margareta M. Thomson, Zarifa Zakaria, Ramona Radut-Taciu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Education Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6324704 |
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