Academics' experiences of understanding of their subject matter and the relationship of this to their experiences of teaching and learning

Instructional Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-157

  Prosser, Michael ^a   Martin, Elaine ^b   Trigwell, Keith ^c   Ramsden, Paul ^a   Lueckenhausen, Gillian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Approach to teaching; Experienced taught subject matter; Object of study; Student focus; Teacher focus; University teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444421582     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-004-7687-x     Document Type: Article

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