Fostering scholarly discussion and critical thinking in the political science classroom

Journal of Political Science Education

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-224

  Marks, Michael P ^a  

^a WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom objectivity; Methods of learning; Student participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749134253     PISSN: 15512169     EISSN: 15512177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15512160801998080     Document Type: Article

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