Stepping around the brick wall: Overcoming student obstacles in methods courses

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 375-383

  Bos, Angela L ^a   Schneider, Monica C ^b  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68349106774     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096509090519     Document Type: Article

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