Primary-grade students’ knowledge and thinking about food production and the origins of common foods?

Theory and Research in Social Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-50

  Brophy, Jere ^a   Alleman, Janet ^a   O’mahony, Carolyn ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750590687     PISSN: 00933104     EISSN: 21631654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.2003.10473214     Document Type: Article

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