Developing academic literacies through understanding the nature of disciplinary knowledge

London Review of Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 38-49

  Clarence, Sherran ^a   McKenna, Sioux ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Academic development; Academic literacies; Disciplines; Higher education; Knowers; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020199070     PISSN: 14748460     EISSN: 14748479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18546/LRE.15.1.04     Document Type: Article

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