Motivation in academic life: A prestige economy

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 399-411

  Blackmore, Paul ^a   Kandiko, Camille B ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic capitalism; academic life; academic motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858321840     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596748.2011.626971     Document Type: Article

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