This study was conducted to investigate whether educators have knowledge regarding various religious groups. Results indicated that few educators possess knowledge of (a) which holidays are religious in nature and would necessitate that children be absent from school, (b) religious prohibitions and
SCIENCE, PSEUDOSCIENCE AND THE NEED FOR PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
โ Scribed by DENNIS M. GORMAN
- Book ID
- 108598440
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 103
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0965-2140
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