Different students, same difference? A comparison of UK and international students' understandings of 'effective teaching'

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-184

  Bartram, Brendan ^a   Bailey, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative treatment; Overseas students; Teacher effectiveness; Teaching skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650292880     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787409104903     Document Type: Article

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