Villain or savior? The American discourse on homework, 1850-2003

Theory into Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-181

  Gill, Brian P ^a   Schlossman, Steven L ^b  

^a RAND   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4544243630     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/tip.2004.0035     Document Type: Review

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