Betwixt spaces: Student accounts of turning point experiences in the first-year transition

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-54

  Palmer, Mark ^a   O'Kane, Paula ^b   Owens, Martin ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61449127543     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070802601929     Document Type: Article

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