“Reading and math take so much of the time…”: An overview of social studies instruction in elementary classrooms in indiana1

Theory and Research in Social Education

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 376-403

  Van fossen, Phillip J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84995331577     PISSN: 00933104     EISSN: 21631654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.2005.10473287     Document Type: Article

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