The development of study orientations and study success in students of pharmacy

Instructional Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 387-417

  Nieminen, Juha ^a   Lindblom Ylänne, Sari ^b   Lonka, Kirsti ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

conceptions of knowledge; epistemology; higher education; learning strategies; longitudinal study; pharmacy students; study orientations; study success

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344263619     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TRUC.0000044642.35553.e5     Document Type: Review

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