Situating power potentials and dynamics of learners and tutors within self-assessment models

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 846-863

  Taras, Maddalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agency; power; self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923239261     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2014.1000283     Document Type: Article

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