Staff perceptions of higher education science and engineering learning communities

Research in Science and Technological Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-294

  Campbell, Alison ^a   Künnemeyer, Rainer ^a   Prinsep, Michèle R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Engineering; Higher education; Learning community; New Zealand; Science; Staff perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011324618     PISSN: 02635143     EISSN: 14701138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02635140802276504     Document Type: Article

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