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The four pillars of tertiary student engagement and success: a holistic measurement approach

Jana Lay-Hwa Bowdena Department of Marketing, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Leonie Tickleb Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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Kay Naumanna Department of Marketing, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Pages 1207-1224 | Published online: 10 Oct 2019

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