When Smaller is Greater: Two or Three Person Partner Teams

Middle School Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 12-17

  Bishop, Penny ^a   Stevenson, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 84992855277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23276223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00940771.2000.11494622     Document Type: Article

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