Citizen, Science, and Citizen Science

@article{Fan2019CitizenSA,
  title={Citizen, Science, and Citizen Science},
  author={Fa‐ti Fan and Shun-ling Chen},
  journal={East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal},
  year={2019},
  volume={13},
  pages={181 - 193}
}
  • Fa‐ti Fan, Shun-ling Chen
  • Published 1 June 2019
  • Education
  • East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
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