The effect of a proposed unit in light of contemporary global trends on developing moral thinking skills in middle school science

Authors

1 Full-time Professor of Curricula and Methods of Teaching Science, Faculty of Education, Zagazig University.

2 Assistant Professor of Curricula and Methods of Teaching Science at the Faculty of Education, Zagazig University.

3 Researcher, Faculty of Education, Zagazig University.


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