Theorising dyslexic student discussion/action groups in UK higher education: Research in practice

Educational Action Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 517-530

  French, Jenny ^a   Herrington, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Institutional and curriculum change; Learners as co investigators; Promoting equality

Indexed keywords

EID: 56449094970     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790802445692     Document Type: Article

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