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The Problems of Elementary Social Studies: Are Curricular and Assessment Sprawl to Blame?

Russell Olwell Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti
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Nicole Raphael Chapelle Elementary School, Ypsilanti
Pages 222-224 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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