A national perspective on the effects of high-stakes testing and standardization on elementary social studies marginalization

Theory and Research in Social Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-130

  Fitchett, Paul G ^a   Heafner, Tina L ^a  

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

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EID: 84867500774     PISSN: 00933104     EISSN: 21631654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.2010.10473418     Document Type: Article

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