A comparative study of learning motivation among engineering students in south east asia and beyond

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 144-151

  Law, Kris M Y ^a,b   Sandnes, Frode Eika ^c   Jian, Hua Li ^d   Huang, Yo Ping ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Action learning; Engineering education; Factors; Team learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149108922     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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