Learning environment, interaction, sense of belonging and study success in ethnically diverse student groups

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 528-545

  Meeuwisse, Marieke ^a   Severiens, Sabine E ^a   Born, Marise Ph ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active learning; Ethnic background; Peer interaction; Sense of belonging; Study success; Teacher interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955095542     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-010-9168-1     Document Type: Article

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