The learning approaches and epistemological beliefs of university students: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 647-667

  Rodriguez, Lourdes ^a   Cano, Francisco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Fac Psicol Inst Neurociencias F   (Spain)

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EID: 34648846508     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070701573807     Document Type: Article

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