Alienation, agency and authenticity: A synthesis of the literature on student engagement

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 311-326

  Wimpenny, Katherine ^a   Savin Baden, Maggi ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

higher education; qualitative; research; student engagement; synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878624014     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2012.725223     Document Type: Article

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