Understanding Learning Preferences in the Business School Curriculum

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 145-152

  Goorha, Prateek ^a   Mohan, Vijay ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business curriculum; Case study approach; Learner types; Learning models; Learning preferences; Teaching methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979727390     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320903252363     Document Type: Article

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