'Learning is an endless journey for anyone': undergraduate awareness, experiences and perceptions of the research culture in a research-intensive university

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 355-371

  Spronken Smith, Rachel ^a   Mirosa, Romain ^a   Darrou, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

inquiry; research teaching nexus; student experiences; undergraduate research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896544426     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2013.832169     Document Type: Article

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