Self-directed learning - A learning issue for students and faculty!

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 461-475

  Silen, Charlotte ^a   Uhlin, Lars ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Information literacy; Inquiry; Problem based learning; Self study; Self directed learning; Tutorial session

Indexed keywords

EID: 47349129733     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562510802169756     Document Type: Article

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