Getting more out of less: The benefits of short-term experiential learning in undergraduate sociology courses

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 116-126

  Wright, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0034344765     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1319259     Document Type: Article

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