A case against compulsory class attendance policies in higher education

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-180

  St Clair, Karen L ^a  

^a SHAW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 9644278823     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022942400812     Document Type: Article

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