ENCOURAGING POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS OF ECONOMICS: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ORIENTATION TUTORIAL

Economic Papers

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 76-86

  Ward, Ian ^b   Crosling, Glenda ^b   Marangos, John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 84868114249     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2000.tb00968.x     Document Type: Article

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