Beyond Galileo's telescope: Situated knowledge and the assessment of experiential learning

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 185-196

  Michelson, Elana ^a  

^a SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0011530456     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074171369604600401     Document Type: Article

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