Towards a clearer understanding of student disadvantage in higher education: Problematising deficit thinking

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 369-380

  Smit, Reneé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

academic literacies; non traditional students; stereotypes; student diversity; underprepared students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861563197     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2011.634383     Document Type: Article

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