Jingle, jangle, and conceptual haziness: Evolution and future directions of the engagement construct

Handbook of Research on Student Engagement

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-19

  Reschly, Amy L ^a   Christenson, Sandra L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2018-7_1     Document Type: Chapter

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