Greater engagement in and responsibility for learning: what happens when students cross the threshold of student–faculty partnership

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1097-1109

  Cook Sather, Alison ^a   Luz, Alia ^a  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

engagement; higher education; responsibility; student faculty partnership; threshold concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949534275     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2014.911263     Document Type: Article

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