An interview study of college freshmens' beliefs about their academic motivation

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-130

  Van Etten, Shawn ^b   Pressley, Michael ^b   Freebern, Geoffrey ^a   Echevarria, Marissa ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032393474     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03172816     Document Type: Article

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