Quality of alternatives, institutional preference, and institutional commitment among first‐year college students

Educational Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-383

  Okun, Morris Alan ^a   Goegan, Brian ^a   Mitric, Natasha ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

higher education; motivation; tertiary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880443883     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410902957079     Document Type: Article

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