Can Curriculum Integration Survive in an Era of High-Stakes Testing?

Middle School Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 7-17

  Vars, Gordon F ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36749004217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2001.11494658     Document Type: Article

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