The teaching brain and the end of the empty vessel

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 177-185

  Rodriguez, Vanessa ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 84873277210     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-228X.2012.01155.x     Document Type: Article

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