Experimental analysis of students' course selection

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 373-393

  Babad, Elisha ^a   Tayeb, Arik ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISRAEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; ISRAEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0141455138     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709903322275894     Document Type: Review

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