Faculty Perceptions About Barriers to Active Learning

College Teaching

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 42-47

  Michael, Joel ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

active learning; faculty development; perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449102241     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/CTCH.55.2.42-47     Document Type: Article

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