The state of the art of teaching research methods in the social sciences: Towards a pedagogical culture

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-88

  Wagner, Claire ^a   Garner, Mark ^b   Kawulich, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pedagogical culture; Research methods education; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251516707     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070903452594     Document Type: Article

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