Re-viewing undergraduate writing: Tutors’ perceptions of essay qualities according to gender

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-238

  Read, Barbara ^a   Francis, Becky ^a   Robson, Jocelyn ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750150163     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596740400200176     Document Type: Article

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