Children's perceptions of purposes for studying different subjects in school

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 641-654

  Mailhoit, Karen J ^a   Kobasigawa, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0031265257     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223989709603846     Document Type: Article

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