‘Straitjacket’ or ‘springboard for sustainable learning’? The implications of formative assessment practices in vocational learning cultures

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-86

  Davies, Jenifer ^a   Ecclestone, Kathryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

formative assessment; instrumental learning; learning cultures; sustainable learning; vocational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032597166     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585170802079447     Document Type: Article

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