What's wrong with character education?

American Journal of Education

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-57

  Davis, Michael ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33751275657     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377672     Document Type: Article

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