From foundation to honours degree: The student experience

Education and Training

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-102

  Greenbank, Paul ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degrees; Further education; Higher education; Qualifications; Students; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847792623     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910710739450     Document Type: Article

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