The teaching of controversial issues during elementary-level history instruction: Greek-Cypriot teachers' perceptions and emotions

Theory and Research in Social Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-133

  Zembylas, Michalinos ^a   Kambani, Froso ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b Ministry of Education and Culture   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Controversial issues; Cyprus; Divided societies; Elementary schools; History instruction; Teacher emotions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867555747     PISSN: 00933104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.2012.670591     Document Type: Article

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