Greater expectations: Learning from other nations in the quest for ‘world-class standards’ in US school mathematics and science

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 651-687

  Valverde, Gilbert A ^a   Schmidt, William H ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0006867915     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270050116932     Document Type: Article

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