Principles-based standards: On the voluntary national content standards in economics

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 150-156

  Hansen, W Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0346408580     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220489809597948     Document Type: Article

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