Scientific, practical and prudential: A mid‐year course evaluation

Open Learning

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-37

  Burt, Gordon ^a   Simpson, Claire ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85024538512     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268051980130105     Document Type: Article

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