Juggling the balls—study, work, family and play: student perspectives on flexible and blended heutagogy

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-181

  Ashton, Jean ^a   Elliott, Roslyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; face to face tuition; family life; Heutagogy; learning in blended mode; pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959688432     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13502930701321378     Document Type: Article

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