Engaging the Millennial Generation in Class Discussions

College Teaching

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Roehling, Patricia Vincent ^a   Kooi, Thomas Lee Vander ^a   Dykema, Stephanie ^a   Quisenberry, Brooke ^a   Vandlen, Chelsea ^a  

^a HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

discussion; Millennial Generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861315229     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87567555.2010.484035     Document Type: Article

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