Engaging students in a simulated collaborative action research project: An evaluation of a participatory approach to learning

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-231

  Congdon, Graham John ^a   Congdon, Shirley ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Advancing practice; Participatory learning; Postgraduate education

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957612202     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2010.548597     Document Type: Article

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