The academic achievement of students in a New Zealand university: Does it pay to work?

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 864-882

  Richardson, Jessica J ^a   Kemp, Simon ^a   Malinen, Sanna ^a   Haultain, Steve A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

academic achievement; employment; term time employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887111396     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2012.699517     Document Type: Article

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