How eighth graders in England and the United States view historical significance

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 198-219

  Yeager, Elizabeth Anne ^a   Foster, Stuart J ^a   Greer, Jennifer ^a  

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EID: 0038890349     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499723     Document Type: Article

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