A course, a course, my kingdom for a course: Reflections of an unrepentant teacher

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-60

  Skinner, Nicholas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0035580828     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0086879     Document Type: Article

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