Self-managed learning groups in higher education: Students' perceptions of process and outcomes

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-390

  Lizzio, Alf ^a   Wilson, Keithia ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 27644491449     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709905X25355     Document Type: Article

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