"Study because I'm interested": University students' explanations for their disciplinary choices

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-244

  Mikkonen, Johanna ^a   Heikkilä, Annamari ^a   Ruohoniemi, Mirja ^a   Lindblom Ylänne, Sari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disciplinary choices; Interest; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149137037     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313830902917261     Document Type: Article

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