Using e-learning to support international students' dissertation preparation

Education and Training

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-140

  Sloan, Diane ^a   Porter, Elizabeth ^a   Robins, Karen ^b   McCourt, Karen ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissertation; Dissertation game model; E learning; International students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896289646     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/ET-10-2012-0103     Document Type: Article

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