Learning how to believe: Epistemic development in cultural context

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-35

  Gottlieb, Eli ^a  

^a Mandel Leadership Institute   (Israel)

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EID: 33847656672     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327809jls1601_2     Document Type: Article

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