The role of response biases in the relationship between students' perceptions of their courses and their approaches to studying in higher education

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 399-418

  Richardson, John T E ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84861216794     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2010.548857     Document Type: Article

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