Gender, student confidence and communicative styles at university: The views of lecturers in history and psychology

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-23

  Robson, Jocelyn ^b   Francis, Becky ^a   Read, Barbara ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038221930     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1234567032000164840     Document Type: Review

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