Understanding teaching, motivation and external influences in student engagement: How can complexity thinking help?

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Zepke, Nick ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Complexity thinking; External influences; Motivation; Student engagement; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952732306     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596748.2011.549721     Document Type: Article

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