Application of learner-based teaching innovations to enhance education in wildlife conservation

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 168-179

  Ryan, Mark R ^a   Campa III, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Case studies; Learner based pedagogy; Teaching; Writing to learn

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 0034099157     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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