Student adjustment to higher education: The role of alternative educational pathways in coping with the demands of student life

Higher Education

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 353-366

  Shankland, Rebecca ^a   Genolini, Christophe ^b   França, Lionel Riou ^c   Guelfi, Julien Daniel ^d   Ionescu, Serban ^e  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^c Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Alternative schools; Anxiety; Coping styles; Depression; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951209283     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-009-9252-7     Document Type: Article

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