Students' conceptions of research. I: A qualitative and quantitative analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-244

  Meyer, Jan H F ^a,b   Shanahan, Martin P ^b   Laugksch, Rüdiger C ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conceptions of research; Modelling learning outcomes; Research as learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944499415     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313830500109535     Document Type: Review

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