Alienation and engagement: Development of an alternative theoretical framework for understanding student learning

Higher Education

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-332

  Case, Jennifer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alienation; Approaches to learning; Engagement; Student learning; Tertiary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849114971     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-007-9057-5     Document Type: Article

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