Teaching for wisdom through history: Infusing wise thinking skills in the school curriculum

Teaching for Wisdom: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Fostering Wisdom

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 37-57

  Sternberg, Robert J ^a   Jarvin, Linda ^a   Reznitskaya, Alina ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6532-3_3     Document Type: Chapter

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