Influencing academic motivation: The effects of student-faculty interaction

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 810-826

  Trolian, Teniell L ^a   Jach, Elizabeth A ^b   Hanson, Jana M ^c   Pascarella, Ernest T ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84995642441     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2016.0080     Document Type: Article

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