"It's the worst place to live": Urban youth and the challenge of school-based civic learning

Theory into Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-221

  Rubin, Beth C ^a   Hayes, Brian ^a   Benson, Keith ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

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EID: 70449556713     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405840902997436     Document Type: Article

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