Approaches to studying and perceptions of the academic environment among university students in Pakistan

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Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-127

  Ullah, Raza ^a   Richardson, John T E ^b   Hafeez, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approaches to studying; Course experience questionnaire; Higher education; Learning preferences; Motivation; Pakistan; Perceptions of academic environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649813539     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057921003647065     Document Type: Article

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