Research on geography textbooks in the United States

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-67

  Bednarz, Sarah W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012891552     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10382046.1997.9965024     Document Type: Review

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