Gender, equity and the discourse of the independent learner in higher education

Higher Education

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 611-633

  Leathwood, Carole ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equity; Gender; Higher education; Independence; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747635328     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-005-2414-3     Document Type: Review

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