Education and the brain: A bridge too far

Educational Researcher

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 4-16

  Bruer, John T ^a  

^a The James S McDonnell Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 0002058095     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X026008004     Document Type: Note

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