Navigating the threshold of student–staff partnerships: a case study from an Ontario teaching and learning institute

International Journal for Academic Development

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 4-15

  Marquis, Elizabeth ^a   Puri, Varun ^a   Wan, Stephanie ^a   Ahmad, Arshad ^b   Goff, Lori ^b   Knorr, Kris ^b   Vassileva, Ianitza ^a   Woo, Jason ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

academic development; scholarship of teaching and learning; Student staff partnerships; threshold concepts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955343176     PISSN: 1360144X     EISSN: 14701324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360144X.2015.1113538     Document Type: Article

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