Curricular alignment: A re-examination

Theory into Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 255-260

  Anderson, Lorin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0036762149     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430421tip4104_9     Document Type: Review

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