Rethinking 'disadvantage' in higher education: A paradigmatic case study using narrative analysis

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 491-504

  Marshall, Delia ^a,b   Case, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disadvantage; Engineering education; Narrative analysis; South Africa; Student learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954974421     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070903518386     Document Type: Article

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