Studying Colonization in Eighth Grade: What Can it Teach Us about the Learning Context of Current Reforms?

Theory and Research in Social Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-145

  Vansledright, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84908930572     PISSN: 00933104     EISSN: 21631654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.1996.10505773     Document Type: Article

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