"It actually made me think": Problem-based learning in the business communications classroom

Business Communication Quarterly

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-394

  Pennell, Michael ^a   Miles, Libby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Problem based learning; Rhetorical pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449393825     PISSN: 10805699     EISSN: 15524191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1080569909349482     Document Type: Article

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