Studies or leisure? A cross-cultural comparison of Taiwanese and Norwegian engineering students' preferences for university life

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 227-335

  Jian, Hua Li ^a,b   Sandnes, Frode Eika ^b   Huang, Y O Ping ^c   Huang, Yueh Min ^a   Hagen, Simen ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Culture differences; Curriculum development; Extracurricular activities; Student motivation; Student recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949505906     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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