Teaching students and teaching each other: The importance of peer learning for teachers

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 85-108

  Kirabo Jackson, C ^a   Bruegmann, Elias ^b  

^a and History   (United States)

^b International Arbitration and Litigation Practice   (United States)

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EID: 77955646076     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.1.4.85     Document Type: Article

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