Making groups work: University students' perceptions

International Education Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 177-191

  Burdett, Jane ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Free riding; Groupwork; Perceptions; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544383744     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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