Facilitating student learning through contextualization: A review of evidence

Community College Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-295

  Perin, Dolores ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

integrated curriculum; literature reviews; program effectiveness; remedial instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053639501     PISSN: 00915521     EISSN: 19402325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091552111416227     Document Type: Article

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