Experiencing politics in action: Widening participation in placement learning and politics as a vocation

Journal of Political Science Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-390

  Curtis, Steven ^a   Blair, Alasdair ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiential learning; Placement learning; Political education; Research based learning; The scholarship of engagement; Undergraduate research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960625439     PISSN: 15512169     EISSN: 15512177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15512169.2010.518093     Document Type: Article

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