Student engagement in neo-liberal times: what is missing?

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 433-446

  Zepke, Nick ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

critique; higher education; neo liberalism; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029447417     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2017.1370440     Document Type: Article

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