Transcultural analysis of the effectiveness of a program to promote self-regulated learning in Mozambique, Chile, Portugal, and Spain

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 173-187

  Rosário, Pedro ^a   Núñez, José Carlos ^b   Trigo, Luisa ^c   Guimarães, Carina ^d   Fernández, Estrella ^b   Cerezo, Rebeca ^b   Fuentes, Sonia ^e   Orellana, Marcela ^e   Santibáñez, América ^e   Fulano, Celso ^f   Ferreira, Ângelo ^f   Figueiredo, Mirela ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f Universidade Pedagógica Campus de Lhanguene   (Mozambique)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

first year experience; higher education; intervention programs; motivation; self regulated learning; student learning; transcultural studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924130704     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2014.935932     Document Type: Article

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