School reform through a highly specified curriculum: Implementation and effects of the core knowledge sequence

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-191

  Datnow, Amanda ^a   Borman, Geoffrey ^b   Stringfield, Sam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040520110     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499663     Document Type: Article

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