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Maggie Benoit <[log in to unmask]> 4/27/2009 7:52 AM wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to get an idea what role the commercially available lab
manuals play in driving undergraduate instruction. I've been poking
around on different databases, but I can't find any literature on this.
Some of the information I'm looking for involves: What % of institutions
rely on these manuals for their introductory geology course laboratory
instruction, and are there any studies regarding the efficacy of these
manuals? Does anyone know of any papers that would be helpful?
I'm planning on calling publishers and asking them for some statistics
(who knows if they are believable or not), but I was hoping there might
be some scholarly work on this topic.
I appreciate any insight that you would have on this... I'm kind of
new to the geoscience education realm.
Thank you for any help you can offer,
Maggie Benoit
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The College of New Jersey
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