Character development and critical democratic education in Ontario, Canada

Leadership and Policy in Schools

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 220-237

  Winton, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 79960649742     PISSN: 15700763     EISSN: 17445043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15700760903100758     Document Type: Article

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