Turning theory into theorizing: Collaborative learning in a sociological theory course

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 216-232

  Rinehart, Jane A ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/1319323     Document Type: Article

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