Problem-Based Learning in the Middle School: A Research Case Study of the Perceptions of At-Risk Females

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Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Cerezo, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 67649188316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404476.2004.11658164     Document Type: Article

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