A meta-analysis on the effects of service-learning on the social, personal, and cognitive outcomes of learning

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-27

  Yorio, Patrick L ^a   Ye, Feifei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84859055723     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amle.2010.0072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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