The effect of the fit between secondary and university education on first-year student achievement

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 659-675

  Torenbeek, Marjolein ^a   Jansen, Ellen ^a   Hofman, Adriaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Achievement; Fit; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955899182     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070903222625     Document Type: Article

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