The personal dimension in teaching: Why students value feedback

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 343-360

  Rowe, Anna ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feedback; Higher education; Perception; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955928899     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541111136630     Document Type: Article

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