Jumping the hurdles - Undergraduate student withdrawal behaviour

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 265-276

  Mackie, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035430106     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703290110056371     Document Type: Article

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