Social constructivist teaching methods in Australian universities - reported uptake and perceived learning effects: A survey of lecturers

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-186

  Hanson, James M ^a   Sinclair, Kenneth E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business education; Inquiry; Knowledge creation; Learning outcomes; Professional education; Social constructivist teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859119947     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360802183754     Document Type: Article

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