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Reflections on Teaching and the Academy

Do Early Simulations Work? Simulations in Gateway Political Science Courses at Community Colleges

Darrell Lovella Political Science and Criminal Justice, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Cassandra Khatrib Department of Political Science, Lone Star College-University Park, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
Pages 139-148 | Received 09 May 2019, Accepted 25 Nov 2019, Published online: 24 Dec 2019

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