Re-setting the concentration levels of students in higher education: An exploratory study

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 571-582

  Burke, Lisa A ^a   Ray, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning methods; Higher education; Student concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249124606     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562510802334905     Document Type: Article

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