Motivation and attrition in engineering students

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-155

  Baillie, Caroline ^a   Fitzgerald, Geraldine ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SURVEYS;

DEMOTIVATION; ENGINEERING COURSE; ENGINEERING PROFESSION; IMPERIAL COLLEGE; INTERVENTION STRATEGY; PROBLEM AREAS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

STUDENTS;

EID: 0007923482     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030437900308544     Document Type: Article

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