Inquiry-based learning in higher education: Administrators' perspectives on integrating inquiry pedagogy into the curriculum

Higher Education

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 841-855

  Justice, Christopher ^a,b   Rice, James ^a   Roy, Dale ^a   Hudspith, Bob ^a   Jenkins, Herb ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administration; Curriculum; Educational development; Higher education; Inquiry based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951207100     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-009-9228-7     Document Type: Article

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