Teaching Techniques of Analysis in the MPA Curriculum: Research Methods, Management Science, and “The Third Path”

Journal of Public Affairs Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 161-169

  Aristigueta, Maria P ^a   Raffel, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 85066303197     PISSN: 15236803     EISSN: 23289643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15236803.2001.12023511     Document Type: Article

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