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SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

Age, Gender, and Student Success: Mixing Face-to-Face and Online Courses in Political Science

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Pages 142-157 | Received 13 Dec 2017, Accepted 20 Jul 2018, Published online: 20 Mar 2019

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