Discipline social identification, study norms and learning approach in university students

Educational Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 53-72

  Smyth, Lillian ^a   Mavor, Kenneth I ^a   Platow, Michael J ^b   Grace, Diana M ^c   Reynolds, Katherine J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

discipline related social identity; higher education; learning approach; norms; teaching quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921433832     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2013.822962     Document Type: Article

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