Effects of curriculum organisation on study progress in engineering studies

Higher Education

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 489-506

  Van Der Hulst, Monique ^a   Jansen, Ellen ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Curriculum organisation; Engineering studies; Higher education; Study progress; Success rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141456181     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015207706917     Document Type: Article

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