Barriers to learning in higher education: What we can learn from a South African case study

International Journal of Learning

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 607-622

  Steyn, Miemsie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Barriers to learning; Black students; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951114115     PISSN: 14479494     EISSN: 14479540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v16i10/46640     Document Type: Article

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