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Germany, Austria

Biography

Doris Elster was born 1958 in Vienna, Austria. She studied biology and science at the University Vienna and worked several years as a teacher for students of the secondary level in Vienna. In 2003 she completed her didactical doctoral study and moved to the Leibniz Institute of Science and Mathematics (IPN) in Kiel. There, she worked as a lecturer and empirical researcher. In 2009, Doris Elster followed a call to the University of Bremen, where she currently works as a full professor for science and biology education at the Institute of Science Education. She is head of the research group biology education. Her research interests: Teacher Professional Development, Education for Sustainable Development, Promotion of System Competence, Environmental Literacy, Nature of Science, Science Teachers' PCK. She is head of the outreach lab Backstage Science (BaSci Lab Biology). She is and was partner in several European projects about Relevance of Science Education, Interests and Recruitment in Science, Inquiry-based Teacher Education, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI).

Activities

Employment (10)

University of Bremen: Bremen, DE

2009-10-01 to present | Full professor and head of the department of Biology Education (Institute of Science Education - Biology Education (IDN-Bio))
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University of Vienna: Vienna, AT

2008-01-01 to 2009-09-30 | Postdoctoral researcher (habilitand) (Austrian Educational Competence Center Biology (AECC_Bio))
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Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education: Kiel, DE

2004-10-01 to 2007-12-31 | Researcher (Biology Education)
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Kiel University: Kiel, DE

2004-10-01 to 2007-12-31 | Lecturer (Institute of Biology Education)
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University of Vienna: Vienna, AT

2000-10-01 to 2005-10-30 | Lecturer (Institute of Plant Physiology)
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Bildungsdirektion Wien: Vienna, AT

1988-09-01 to 2004-09-30 | Teacher for biology, physics, chemistry and project management; Professor (Realgymnasium und Obersctufenrealgymnasium Wien 23)
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Pedagogical Institute Vienna: Vienna, AT

1997-09-01 to 2003-09-30 | Lecturer
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Bildungsdirektion Wien: Vienna, AT

1983-09-01 to 1988-08-31 | Teacher for biology and physics (Gymnasium und Realgymnasium Wien 13)
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Gymnasium und Realgymnasium Wien 13: Vienna, AT

1982-09-01 to 1983-08-31 | Trainee teacher
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University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna: Vienna, AT

1981-09-01 to 1982-08-31 | Scientific employee (Institute for Wildlife Biology and Game Managment )
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Education and qualifications (6)

University of Bremen: Bremen, DE

2004-10-01 to present | Professor of Biology Education (Faculty 2 Biology and Chemistry)
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Ministry of Education and Science: Vienna, AT

1993-07-01 to present | Professor
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University of Vienna: Vienna, AT

2000-01-10 to 2003-09-30 | Doctoral student
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University of Vienna: Vienna, AT

2003-09-01 to 2003-09-01 | Doctor rer nat
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Stadtschulrat für Wien: Vienna, AT

1982-10-01 to 1983-09-30 | Referendariat (2nd state examination)
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University of Vienna: Vienna, AT

1976-10-01 to 1982-02-28 | Magistra of natural sciences (1st state examination)
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Professional activities (6)

International Network of Responsible Biosciences: Bruessels, BE

2023-01-01 to present | Full member
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German Life Sciences Association: Berlin, DE

2009-10-01 to present | Full member (Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB))
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International Organization for Science and Technology Association: Sao Paulo, BR

2009-01-01 to present | Full member
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European Science Education Research Association: London, GB

1997-01-01 to present | Full member
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Collaborative Action Research Network: Vienna, AT

1997-01-01 to present
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Oesterreichische Gesellschaft für Forschung und Entwicklung im Bildungswesen: Klagenfurt, AT

1995-01-01 to present
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Funding (4)

RESponsible research and innovation grounding practices in BIOSciencies (RESBIOS)

2020-01 to 2022-12 | Grant
European Commission (Bruessels, BE)
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Structural Transformation to Attain Responsible BIOSciences (Starbios2)

2016-05 to 2020-07 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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INQUIRE- inquiry-based teacher training for a sustainable future

2010-12 to 2013-11 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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BIOKOMP - Competency-oriented teaching of biology. An empirical study on biology teachers towards a competency-oriented teaching and learning

2008-01-01 to 2009-12-31 | Grant
FWF Austrian Science Fund (Vienna, AT)
GRANT_NUMBER: V 77
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INVESTIGATING PREDICTORS OF ADOLESCENTS’INTENTION TO DONATE STEM CELLS TO LEUKAEMIA PATIENTS: A STUDY BASED ON THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR

EDULEARN22 Proceedings
2022 | Conference paper
Contributors: Holzer, J; Elster, D
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Doris Elster

Promoting sustainability literacy in science education

EDULEARN22 Proceedings
2022 | Conference paper
Contributors: Elster, D
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Doris Elster

PROMOTION OF HEALTH LITERACY IN THE CONTEXT OF STEM CELL DONATION FOR LEUKAEMIA PATIENTS

ICERI2022 Proceedings
2022 | Conference paper
Contributors: Elster, D; Holzer, J
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RESPONSIBLE BIOSCIENCES: HOW ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENT EDUCATIONAL ACTIONS

ICERI2022 Proceedings
2022 | Conference paper
Contributors: Elster, D
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Doris Elster

STUDY ABOUT METHODS AND IMPACT OF INNER DIFFERENTIATION IN BIOLOGY LESSONS OF 9TH GRADERS

EDULEARN22 Proceedings
2022 | Book chapter
Contributors: TerniMalte; Elster, Doris
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Doris Elster

Theory of Planned Behavior in the Context of Stem Cell Donation

Current Research in Biology Education: Selected Papers from the ERIDOB Community
2022 | Book chapter
Contributors: Holzer, Julia; Elster, Doris
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Doris Elster

VALUING AND DECISION MAKING IN THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

ICERI2022 Proceedings
2022 | Conference paper
Contributors: Ternieten, M; Elster, D
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Chapter 2. Education for Sustainability Literacy: A Challenge for Teacher Education

Science and Mathematics Education for 21st Century Citizens: Challenges and Ways Forward
2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Elster, Doris
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Diagnosis and promotion of decision-making competencies of students with methods of internal differentiation in biology lessons

EDULEARN20 Proceedings
2020 | Conference paper
Contributors: Ternieten, Malte; Elster, Doris
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Doris Elster

Eco-Schools Movement in Germany in the Light of Educational Reforms

International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education
2020 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85118664910

Part of ISSN: 22144226 22144218
Contributors: Elster, D.
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Doris Elster via Scopus - Elsevier

Green Schools Movement in Germany in the Light of Educational Reforms

Green Schools Globally
2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Elster, Doris
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TESTING OF AN INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE STUDENTS’INTENTION REGARDING STEM CELL DONATION

EDULEARN20 Proceedings
2020 | Conference paper
Contributors: Holzer, J; Elster, D
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Towards a Sustainable and Open Science

2020 | Book
ISBN:

978-3-8440-7076-7

Contributors: Doris Elster
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Doris Elster via Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (DNB)
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Wir sind Master 2019

2020 | Book
ISBN:

978-3-8440-7355-3

Contributors: Doris Elster
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Doris Elster via Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (DNB)
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2.1. 1.1. German Students’ Environmental Literacy in Science Education Based on PISA Data

SCIENCE LITERACY IN REGARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Kaya, Volkan Hasan; Elster, Doris
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2.1. 1.2. Change in the Environmental Literacy of German Students in Science Education between 2006 and 2015

SCIENCE LITERACY IN REGARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Kayaa, Volkan Hasan; Elstera, Doris
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2.1. 1.3. Comparison of the Main Determinants Affecting Environmental Literacy in Singapore, Estonia and Germany

SCIENCE LITERACY IN REGARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Kayaa, Volkan Hasan; Elstera, Doris
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Doris Elster

2.1. 1.4. Dimensions Affecting Environmental Literacy, and Environmental Perceptions Influencing Science Literacy

SCIENCE LITERACY IN REGARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Volkan Hasan, KAYA; ELSTER, Doris
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2.1. 2.2. Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Teacher’s Professional Development as Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Literate Individuals in the Light of Experts’ Opinions

SCIENCE LITERACY IN REGARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Kayaa, Volkan Hasan; Elstera, Doris
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Doris Elster

A critical consideration of environmental literacy

Sustainability
2019 | Book
Contributors: Kaya, Volkan; Elster, Doris
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Doris Elster via GND Network

A Critical Consideration of Environmental Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Competencies

Sustainability
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Kaya, Volkan Hasan; Elster, Doris
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Doris Elster

Dimensions Affecting Environmental Literacy, and Environmental Perceptions Influencing Science Literacy

International e-Journal of Educational Studies
2019 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2602-4241
Contributors: KAYA, Volkan Hasan; ELSTER, Doris
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Doris Elster

Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Teacher's Professional Development as Environmental Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Literate Individuals in the Light of Experts' Opinions

Science Education International
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85063433570

Part of ISSN: 20772327
Contributors: Kaya, V.H.; Elster, D.
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Doris Elster via Scopus - Elsevier

Exploring human-nature relationships amongst young people: Findings of a quantitative survey between Germany and South Africa

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Educ
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Gräntzdörffer, Ansgar Johannes; James, Angela; Elster, Doris
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Guidelines on RRI Implementation in Biosciences Organisations

2019 | Other
Contributors: Declich, Andrea; Montesano, Carla; Colizzi, Vittorio; Bužan, Elena; Dam, Rinita; Ovseiko, Pavel V; Henderson, Lorna; Kiparoglou, Vasiliki; Buchan, Alastair M; Salvato, Maria
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RRI implementation in bioscience organisations: Guidelines from the STARBIOS2 project

RRI implementation in bioscience organisations
2019 | Book
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Science literacy in regard to the environment : issues and challenges

2019 | Book
Contributors: Volkan Hasan Kaya; Doris Elster; Ingo Eilks; Miia Rannikmäe
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Doris Elster via Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (DNB)

Structural transformation to attain responsible BIOSciences (STARBIOS2): protocol for a Horizon 2020 Funded European Multicenter Project to promote responsible research and innovation

JMIR research protocols
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Colizzi, Vittorio; Mezzana, Daniele; Ovseiko, Pavel V; Caiati, Giovanni; Colonnello, Claudia; Declich, Andrea; Buchan, Alastair M; Edmunds, Laurel; Buzan, Elena; Zerbini, Luiz et al.
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Towards a sustainable and open science

Enhancing responsible research and innovation in the biosciences at the University of Bremen. Bremen: University of Bremen
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Elster, Doris; Barendziak, Tanja; Birkholz, Julia
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Untersuchung des Mensch-Natur-Verhältnisses junger Menschen: Erkenntnisse einer quantitativen Ländervergleichsstudie zwischen Bremen und Durban (Südafrika)

2019 | Other
Contributors: Gräntzdörffer, Ansgar; Elster, Doris; James, Angela
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Untersuchung zur Wirksamkeit von Gruppenreflexionen auf das Wissenschaftsverständnis im Schülerlabor Backstage Science

2019 | Book
Contributors: Julia Birkholz; Doris Elster; Doris Elster; Jörg Großschedl
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Doris Elster via Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (DNB)

Wir sind Master 2017

2019 | Journal issue or edition
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978-3-8440-6968-6

Contributors: Doris Elster
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Dimensions Affecting Environmental Literacy, and Environmental Perceptions Influencing Science Literacy

International e-Journal of Educational Studies
2019-08-17 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2602-4241
Contributors: Volkan Hasan Kaya; Doris Elster
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Doris Elster

A Critical Consideration of Environmental Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Competencies

Sustainability
2019-03-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
Contributors: Volkan Kaya; Doris Elster
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Doris Elster
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Structural Transformation to Attain Responsible BIOSciences (STARBIOS2): Protocol for a Horizon 2020 Funded European Multicenter Project to Promote Responsible Research and Innovation

JMIR Research Protocols
2019-03-07 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1929-0748
Contributors: Vittorio Colizzi; Daniele Mezzana; Pavel V. Ovseiko; Giovanni Caiati; Claudia Colonnello; Andrea Declich; Alastair M. Buchan; Laurel Edmunds; Elena Buzan; Luiz Zerbini et al.
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Comparison of the main determinants affecting environmental Literacy in Singapore, Estonia and Germany

Conference proceedings
2018 | Conference paper
Contributors: Kaya, Volkan Hasan; Elster, Doris
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Doris Elster

Environmental STEM Pedagogical Content Knowledge (E+STEM-PCK): Teacher's Professional Development as Environmental STEM Literate Individuals in the Light of Experts’ Opinions

Science education international
2018 | Book
Contributors: Kaya, Volkan Hasan; Elster, Doris
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Doris Elster via GND Network

German students' environmental literacy in science education based on PISA data

Science Education International
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Kaya, Volkan Hasan; Elster, Doris
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Doris Elster

Promoting teacher students’ system competence by the development of a syndrome approach in an interdisciplinary seminar

Proceedings of the 7th Conference on the New Perspectives in Science Education
2018 | Conference paper
Contributors: Müller, Nicklas; Elster, Doris
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Raising awareness of responsible research and innovation (RRI) in biosciences

Conference proceedings
2018 | Conference paper
Contributors: Elster, Doris
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Small Particles--Big Effect? A Teaching Unit to Foster Students’ Risk Literacy Regarding Nanotechnology

Conference proceedings
2018 | Conference paper
Contributors: Eschweiler, Marie; Elster, Doris
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“WAKE UP”-Sensitization of Students for Stem Cell Donation for Leukaemia Patients

Conference proceedings
2018 | Conference paper
Contributors: Holzer, Julia; Elster, Doris
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German Students’ Environmental Literacy in Science Education Based on PISA Data

Science Education International
2018-05-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2077-2327
Contributors: Volkan Hasan Kaya; Doris Elster
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Doris Elster

Change in the environmental literacy of German students in science education between 2006 and 2015

Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85057637354

Contributors: Kaya, V.H.; Elster, D.
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Doris Elster via Scopus - Elsevier

Contextualizing teaching to improve learning: The case of science and geography

2017 | Other
Contributors: Leite, Laurinda; Dourado, Lúıs Gonzaga Pereira; Afonso, Ana Sofia; Morgado, Sofia Fernandes
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Development of an analysis tool to promote the communication of knowledge about nanotechnology

Conference Proceedings. New Perspectives in Science Education 2017
2017 | Conference paper
Contributors: Eschweiler, Marie; Elster, Doris; others
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German students’ environmental literacy as a starting point for science teacher education

International Teacher Education and Accreditation Congress
2017 | Conference paper
Contributors: Kaya, VH; Elster, D
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Promoting Teacher Students’ System Competence by the Development of Interdisciplinary Simulation Games

Conference Proceedings. New Perspectives in Science Education 2017
2017 | Conference paper
Contributors: Müller, Nicklas; Drachenberg, Sebastian; Elster, Doris; others
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Promotion of System Competence Based on the Syndrome Approach in Pre-Service Biology Teacher Education

Contextualizing Teaching to Improve Learning: The Case of Science and Geography
2017 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781536118452
Contributors: Leite, Laurinda; Dourado, Luís; Afonso, Ana S
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Science Education as a Trigger to Attain Responsible Research and Innovation

Pixel: New Perspectives in Science Education, Conference Proceedings
2017 | Conference paper
Contributors: Elster, D; Barendziak, T; Birkholz, J
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