Improving learning and teaching in transnational education: can communities of practice help?

Journal of Education for Teaching

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 251-266

  Keay, Jeanne ^a   May, Helen ^b   O' Mahony, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collaboration; communities of practice; partnership; transnational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899461835     PISSN: 02607476     EISSN: 13600540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02607476.2014.903025     Document Type: Article

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