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Engineering Education
a Journal of the Higher Education Academy
Volume 6, 2011 - Issue 2
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Motivation of engineering students in higher education

(Principal Lecturer) , (Senior Lecturer) & (Lecturer)
Pages 39-46 | Published online: 15 Dec 2015

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