Political socialization in the classroom revisited: The kids voting program

Social Science Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-42

  Simon, James ^a   Merrill, Bruce D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002931636     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0362-3319(98)90057-X     Document Type: Article

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