'One size does not fit all’: how five tertiary education organisations embed literacy, language and numeracy: summary report
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This report summarises the findings of a project on how different tertiary education organisations teach literacy, language and numeracy skills as part of their programmes.
Author(s): Linda Leach, Nick Zepke, Penny Haworth [Massey University] and Peter Isaacs
Date Published: June 2010
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