Learner identities in the context of undergraduates: a case study

Educational Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 343-356

  Lawson, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

higher education; learner identity; widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920283765     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: 14695847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2014.934557     Document Type: Article

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