Epistemological separation of research and teaching among graduate teaching assistants

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-55

  Kinchin, Ian Miles ^a   Hatzipanagos, Stylianos ^a   Turner, Nancy ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reflective practice; Research teaching nexus; University teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960543649     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770802638267     Document Type: Article

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