Emancipating assessment: Assessment assumptions and critical alternatives in an experience-based programme

Management Learning

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-293

  Elliott, Carole ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Experiential learning; Management education; MBA; Pedagogy; Reflection

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849113548     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507608090877     Document Type: Article

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