Undergraduate research-methods training in political science: A comparative perspective

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-125

  Parker, Jonathan ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77952621374     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096510990677     Document Type: Article

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