Re-conceptualizing college and university teaching through the lens of adult education: Regarding undergraduates as adults

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 519-530

  Halx, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult education; Critical thinking; Experiential maturity; Teaching; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956556500     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2010.491909     Document Type: Article

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