A sociocultural perspective on children's understanding of historical change: Comparative findings from Northern Ireland and the United States

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 881-913

  Barton, Keith C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 0035568574     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312038004881     Document Type: Article

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