Deep Reading, Cost/Benefit, and the Construction of Meaning: Enhancing Reading Comprehension and Deep Learning in Sociology Courses

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-140

  Roberts, Judith C ^a   Roberts, Keith A ^a  

^a HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 43549091336     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: 1939862X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0092055X0803600203     Document Type: Review

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