Diversity in the Undergraduate Curriculum: Perspectives Held by Undergraduate Students at a Predominantly European American University

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-117

  Littleford, Linh Nguyen ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

curriculum; defining diversity; students attitudes; students motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878309124     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0098628312475030     Document Type: Review

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