Do basal readers deskill teachers? A national survey of educators' use and opinions of basals

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 524-526

  Baumann, James F ^a   Heubach, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24944500211     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/461842     Document Type: Article

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