How Can We Democratize Higher Education if We Don’t Count the Votes? An MPA Case Study

Journal of Public Affairs Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-146

  Oldfield, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

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EID: 85055371042     PISSN: 15236803     EISSN: 23289643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15236803.2007.12001472     Document Type: Article

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