Thinking skills: The question of generality

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 659-678

  Smith, Gerald F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 19844364811     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270110119905     Document Type: Article

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