'A real rollercoaster of confidence and emotions': Learning to be a university student

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 567-581

  Christie, Hazel ^a   Tett, Lyn ^a   Cree, Vivienne E ^a   Hounsell, Jenny ^a   McCune, Velda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 54149094734     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070802373040     Document Type: Article

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