Understanding and influencing teaching and learning cultures at university: A network approach

Higher Education

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-111

  Roxå, Torgny ^a   Mårtensson, Katarina ^a   Alveteg, Mattias ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Academic culture; Leadership; Network; Teaching and learning development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957929457     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-010-9368-9     Document Type: Article

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