Reflections on empowering youth in science museums

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Reflections on empowering youth in science museums. / Achiam, Marianne.

Science Museums in Transition: Unheard Voices. ed. / Hooley McLaughlin; Judy Diamond. London : Taylor & Francis, 2020.

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Harvard

Achiam, M 2020, Reflections on empowering youth in science museums. in H McLaughlin & J Diamond (eds), Science Museums in Transition: Unheard Voices. Taylor & Francis, London. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351036344

APA

Achiam, M. (2020). Reflections on empowering youth in science museums. In H. McLaughlin, & J. Diamond (Eds.), Science Museums in Transition: Unheard Voices Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351036344

Vancouver

Achiam M. Reflections on empowering youth in science museums. In McLaughlin H, Diamond J, editors, Science Museums in Transition: Unheard Voices. London: Taylor & Francis. 2020 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351036344

Author

Achiam, Marianne. / Reflections on empowering youth in science museums. Science Museums in Transition: Unheard Voices. editor / Hooley McLaughlin ; Judy Diamond. London : Taylor & Francis, 2020.

Bibtex

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