Degree of success? A review of delivering BSc Honours degrees in an FE college

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 483-492

  Griffiths, Colin ^a   Lloyd, Mary Golding ^a  

^a Neath Port Talbot College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

further education; higher education; honours degrees; progression

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951815714     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770903272552     Document Type: Article

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