The mythology of feedback

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 405-419

  Adcroft, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

feedback; feedback mythologies; social processes; staff perceptions; student perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858646651     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2010.526096     Document Type: Article

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