The student voice in higher education curriculum design: is there value in listening?

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 663-674

  Brooman, S ^a   Darwent, S ^a   Pimor, A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case study; course design; curriculum; staff student collaboration; student voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942981809     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: 14703300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703297.2014.910128     Document Type: Article

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