Student perceptions of higher education science and engineering learning communities

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-309

  Cronje, Tom ^a   Coll, Richard K ^b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Engineering; Higher education; Learning community; New Zealand; Science; Student perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955936123     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635140802276587     Document Type: Article

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