The canon in the classroom: Students' experiences of texts from other times

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 355-370

  Pike, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4644343722     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220270305529     Document Type: Article

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