Why I am a psychology major: An empirical analysis of student motivations

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 687-709

  Stewart, Robert ^a   Hill, Karen ^a   Stewart, Jessa ^b   Bimler, David ^c   Kirkland, John ^c  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Method of sorting; Multidimensional scaling; Undergraduate curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444604939     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-005-4484-9     Document Type: Article

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