Oral and written reflection in practice management: An action research approach

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-185

  Singh, Penny ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Critical thinking; Oral assessment; Participatory action research; Portfolios; Reflective thinking; Semi structured focus group discussion

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849100006     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11213-008-9089-5     Document Type: Article

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