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Research in Economic Education

Traditional or Intensive Course Lengths? A Comparison of Outcomes in Economics Learning

Lee J. Van ScyocCenter For Economic Education at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
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Joyce GleasonNebraska Wesleyan University
Pages 15-22 | Published online: 10 Jul 2014

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