Book Review: The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way

Authors

  • Iris Lamb Brock University
  • Adam Fell

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20355/jcie29397

Abstract

A succinct and critical review of Amanda Ripley's 2013 book about the highest-scoring countries in the world of international comparative educational tests, "The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way."

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Published

2019-12-12

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2019): Regular issue

Section

Reviews

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