Why exit polls make good teaching tools

European Political Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-122

  Lelieveldt, Herman ^a   Rossen, Gregor ^a  

^a Roosevelt Academy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative politics; Exit polls; Problem based learning; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249158009     PISSN: 16804333     EISSN: 16820983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/eps.2008.46     Document Type: Article

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