Human rights education: An evaluation of university seminars

Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-80

  Stellmacher, Jost ^a   Sommer, Gert ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human rights; Human rights education

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449083770     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335.39.1.70     Document Type: Conference Paper

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