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Conversations about Science across Activities in Mexican‐descent Families

Deborah R. Siegel University of California, Santa Cruz, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer Esterly California State University, Stanislaus, USA
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Maureen A. Callanan University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
,
Ramser Wright University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
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Rocio Navarro University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Pages 1447-1466 | Published online: 17 Sep 2007

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