Monetary and Nonmonetary Student Incentives for Tutoring Services: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 453-474

  Springer, Matthew G ^a   Rosenquist, Brooks A ^a   Swain, Walker A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability; experiment; Financial incentives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945492117     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2015.1017679     Document Type: Article

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