Improving a counselor education web site through usability testing: The bibliotherapy education project

Counselor Education and Supervision

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-136

  McMillen, Paula ^a   Pehrsson, Dale Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 74949102606     PISSN: 00110035     EISSN: 15566978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2009.tb00092.x     Document Type: Article

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