Variation in teachers' descriptions of teaching: Broadening the understanding of teaching in higher education

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-120

  Postareff, Liisa ^a   Lindblom Ylänne, Sari ^a  

^a Faculty of Behavioural Sciences   (Finland)

Author keywords

Approaches to teaching; Conceptions of learning; Conceptions of teaching; Learning environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749186626     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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