Beliefs about Knowledge and the Process of Teaching and Learning as a Factor in Adjusting to Study in Higher Education

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-221

  Kember, David ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0347237994     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070120052116     Document Type: Article

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