Extending research on 'conceptions of teaching': Commonalities and differences in recent investigations

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-80

  González, Carlos ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Conceptions of teaching; Higher education; Phenomenography; University teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751614150     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2010.507302     Document Type: Article

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