Characteristics of Successful Undergraduate Psychology Programs

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-99

  Stoloff, Michael L ^a   Curtis, Nicholas A ^a   Rodgers, Megan ^a   Brewster, Joanne ^a   McCarthy, Maureen A ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

experiential learning; faculty engagement; student satisfaction; undergraduate psychology curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859912176     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0098628312437721     Document Type: Review

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