The perceptions of students and lecturers of some factors influencing academic performance at two South African universities

Perspectives in Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-40

  Fraser, William ^a   Killen, Roy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 20444456737     PISSN: 02582236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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