Shunned and Admired: Montessori, Self-Determination, and a Case for Radical School Reform

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 939-965

  Lillard, Angeline S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative schooling; Education; Human development; Self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065142946     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-019-09483-3     Document Type: Article

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