The instrumental self : student attitudes towards learning, work and success in Britain and Singapore

The view that an instrumental outlook is prevalent among higher education students is shared by both advocates and critics of human capital theory. It is visible in educational policy initiatives aimed at maximising national productivity, and in the accounts of critics who argue that instrumentalism...

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Main Author: Muddiman, Esther
Published: Cardiff University 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.637160