Increasing Creativity in Economics: The Service Learning Project

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 267-274

  Hervani, Aref ^a   Helms, Marilyn M ^a  

^a DALTON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 35648981267     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEB.79.5.267-274     Document Type: Article

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