Doubting Learning Outcomes in Higher Education Contexts: From Performativity towards Emergence and Negotiation

International Journal of Art and Design Education

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 313-325

  Addison, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Constructive alignment; Critiquing learning outcomes; HE art and design; Negotiated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919668569     PISSN: 14768062     EISSN: 14768070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jade.12063     Document Type: Article

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