Write on or write off? an exploration of asian international students’ approaches to essay writing at an Australian University

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 329-344

  Green, Wendy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confucian heritage culture; Essay writing; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955129256     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360701494336     Document Type: Article

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