Adult learners' satisfaction and its relation to characteristics of the individual and the educational institution

Pedagogies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 132-149

  Boeren, Ellen ^a   Nicaise, Ides ^b   Baert, Herman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adult education; Adult educator; Classroom environment; Participation; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858775914     PISSN: 1554480X     EISSN: 15544818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1554480X.2012.655887     Document Type: Article

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