Qualitative and quantitative methods in research on essay writing: No one way

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-24

  Hartley, James ^a   Chesworth, Kathryn ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002472659     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030987700112282     Document Type: Article

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