Learning styles across cultures: Suggestions for educators

Education and Training

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-127

  Charlesworth, Zarina M ^a  

^a Glion Institute of Higher Education ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Culture; Higher education; Learning styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849102617     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910810862100     Document Type: Article

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