Linking academic emotions and student engagement: mature-aged distance students’ transition to university

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 481-497

  Kahu, Ella ^a   Stephens, Christine ^a   Leach, Linda ^a   Zepke, Nick ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

academic emotions; distance; mature aged; student engagement; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929032486     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2014.895305     Document Type: Article

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