"A sin against childhood": Progressive education and the crusade to abolish homework, 1897-1941

American Journal of Education

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-66

  Gill, Brian ^a   Schlossman, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030674902     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/444143     Document Type: Article

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