Finding the humanity in the data: Understanding, measuring, and strengthening student engagement

Handbook of Research on Student Engagement

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 743-761

  Yazzie Mintz, Ethan ^a   McCormick, Kim ^b  

^a First Light Education Project   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881019188     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2018-7_36     Document Type: Chapter

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