Generic or discipline-specific? an exploration of the significance of discipline-specific issues in researching and developing teaching and learning in higher education

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-124

  Young, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disciplines; Generic; Pedagogy; Social policy; Subject specific; University teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449097936     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: 14703300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703290903525887     Document Type: Article

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