The measurement of student engagement: A comparative analysis of various methods and student self-report instruments

Handbook of Research on Student Engagement

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 763-782

  Fredricks, Jennifer A ^a   McColskey, Wendy ^b  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2018-7_37     Document Type: Chapter

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