Towards self-direction in study methods: The ways in which new students learn to study part-time

Distance Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-28

  Li, Natalia ^a   Lee, Kenneth ^b   Kember, David ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33746846314     PISSN: 01587919     EISSN: 14750198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0158791000210102     Document Type: Article

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