Returning to graduate school: Expectations of success, values of the degree, and managing the costs

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 244-268

  Peters, Diane L ^a   Daly, Shanna R ^b  

^a LMS North America ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectancy value theory; Graduate education; Motivation; Returning students

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTORS; EXPECTANCY-VALUE THEORY; GRADUATE DEGREES; GRADUATE EDUCATION; GRADUATE SCHOOLS; GRADUATE STUDIES; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES;

COSTS; DECISION THEORY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880610197     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jee.20012     Document Type: Article

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