Audiences and outcomes in online and traditional American government classes: A comparative two-year case study

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 135-141

  Botsch, Carol S ^a   Botsch, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

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EID: 0035285720     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104909650100021X     Document Type: Article

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