What does the student psychological contract mean? Evidence from a UK business school

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1020-1036

  Koskina, Aikaterini ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

psychological contract; students as customers; students' expectations; students' perceptions; university students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882723362     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2011.618945     Document Type: Article

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