Teaching Critical Thinking in Interdisciplinary Economics Courses

College Teaching

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-25

  Borg, J Rody ^a   Borg, Mary O ^b  

^a JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0013354628     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87567550109595841     Document Type: Article

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