An approach to find out students' motives and influences on their selection of studies and university: Results from six years of continuous institutional research in a multi-campus system in Spain

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-191

  Gallifa, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

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EID: 75149116123     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583880902869539     Document Type: Article

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