Faculty Members’ Attitudes, Perceptions, and Behaviors Toward Their Nontraditional Students

Journal of Continuing Higher Education

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 131-140

  Brinthaupt, Thomas M ^a   Eady, Echell ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult learners; faculty behaviors; faculty perceptions; nontraditional students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909981981     PISSN: 07377363     EISSN: 19484801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07377363.2014.956027     Document Type: Article

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