Learning orientations: Diversity in higher education

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-208

  Jeffrey, Lynn M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diversity; Individual differences; Learning orientations; Learning profiles; Learning styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249166118     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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