Qualities of historical writing instruction: A comparative case study of two teachers' practices

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1045-1079

  Monte Sano, Chauncey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

History learning; History teaching; Instructional practices; Social studies education; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049147056     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831208319733     Document Type: Article

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