Content Relevance in Case-Study Teaching: The Alumni Connection and Its Effect on Student Motivation

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 251-258

  Finney, Sherry ^a   Pyke, Joanne ^a  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

case method; case teaching; content relevance; student motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956417494     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEB.83.5.251-258     Document Type: Article

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