Academic engagement and disengagement as predictors of performance in pathophysiology among nursing students

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 123-132

  Salamonson, Yenna ^a   Andrew, Sharon ^a   Everett, Bronwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic engagement; Academic performance; Homework; Lecture attendance; Nursing education; Part time employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953329999     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.32.1-2.123     Document Type: Article

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