Gauging the attitudes of non-traditional students at a new campus: An Australian case study

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-313

  Ballantyne, Julie ^a   Madden, Tammie ^b   Todd, Nick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Kimberley TAFE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

First year experience; Higher education evaluation; Non traditional students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863520492     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800903191948     Document Type: Article

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