Influence of the curriculum and learning environment on group learning approaches outside the classroom

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-307

  Yan, Louisa ^a   Kember, David ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Group learning approaches; Learning environments; Out of classroom learning; Peer learning groups; Teacher student relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842467740     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027331908555     Document Type: Conference Paper

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