Mature-age students' feelings of enjoying learning in a further education context

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-96

  Ferris, John ^a   Gerber, Rod ^a  

^a Ithaca Coll Tech and Further Educ   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Enjoyment; Learning; Non dualism; Phenomenography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030559297     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03172937     Document Type: Article

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