A conversation about pedagogical responses to increased diversity in university classrooms

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-146

  Buckridge, Margaret ^a   Guest, Ross ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Degrees of freedom; Social choice; Student diversity; Student engagement; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907285327     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360701310771     Document Type: Article

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