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Investigation of the key factors that influence high-achieving students’ enrolment and retention rate into a small honours programme and their satisfaction level towards the programme

Hungche ChenCenter for General Education, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mingnuan YangCenter for General Education, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4028-893XView further author information
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Pages 46-54 | Received 29 Jul 2021, Accepted 09 Jul 2023, Published online: 26 Sep 2023

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