How do first-year university students experience inquiry and research, and what are the implications for the practice of inquiry-based learning?

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-101

  Levy, Philippa ^a   Petrulis, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

enquiry based learning; first year students; inquiry based learning; learning to research; teaching research nexus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856834050     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.499166     Document Type: Article

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