Curriculum design in a context of widening participation in higher education

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-99

  Warren, Digby ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic literacy; Academic support; Curriculum design; Skills development; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642533130     PISSN: 14740222     EISSN: 1741265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474022202001001007     Document Type: Article

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