The development of a brief measure of learner autonomy in university students

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 351-359

  Macaskill, Ann ^a   Taylor, Elissa ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomous learning; Independent learning; Measurement scale; Study skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952056164     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070903502703     Document Type: Article

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