Creating epistemological pathways to critical citizenry: examination of a fifth-grade discussion of freedom

Teachers College Record

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1163-1194

  Damico, James S ^a   Rosaen, Cheryl L ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67149099481     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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