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Advancing Social Studies Learning for the 21st Century with Divergent Thinking

Nancy P. Gallavan University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, USA
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Ellen Kottler California State University, Fullerton, California, USA
Pages 165-170 | Published online: 21 May 2012

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