The position of history education in Scottish schools

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-159

  Hillis, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Excellence; History; Scotland; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959880171     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585171003802728     Document Type: Review

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