Lecture absenteeism among students in higher education: A valuable route to understanding student motivation

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-24

  Moore, Sarah ^a   Armstrong, Claire ^a   Pearson, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Learner motivation; Lecturer absenteeism; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149057211     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800701457848     Document Type: Article

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