Burnt at the high stakes

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 315-327

  Kohn, Alfie ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0034258467     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487100051004007     Document Type: Article

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