An exploratory study of teacher-required out-of-class academic collaboration among students at a polytechnic in Singapore

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-291

  Jacobs, George M ^a   Hussein, Aisha ^b   Ismail, Fazilah Mohamed ^b   Crookall, David ^c  

^a JF New Paradigm Education   (Singapore)

^b TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035429987     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703290110056362     Document Type: Article

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