Transnational approaches to teaching and learning in higher education: challenges and possible guiding principles

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-23

  Bovill, C ^a   Jordan, L ^a   Watters, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

culture; higher education; internationalisation; transnational

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911987458     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2014.945162     Document Type: Article

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