Classroom practices at institutions with higher-than-expected persistence rates: What student engagement data tell us

New Directions for Teaching and Learning

Volumn , Issue 115, 2008, Pages 85-99

  Laird, Thomas F Nelson ^a   Chen, Daniel ^b   Kuh, George D ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57249108027     PISSN: 02710633     EISSN: 15360768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tl.327     Document Type: Article

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