They give us homework! Transition to higher education: The case of initial teacher training

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-418

  Murtagh, Lisa ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Case study; Independent learning; Initial teacher training; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959704478     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2010.484057     Document Type: Article

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