Let's put brain science on the back burner

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 598, 1998, Pages 9-19

  Bruer, John T ^a  

^a The James S McDonnell Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 0039433851     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: 19301405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019263659808259803     Document Type: Article

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