Contested discourses: Assessing the outcomes of learning from experience for the award of credit in higher education

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-285

  Peters, Helen ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27644500858     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930500063843     Document Type: Article

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