The influence of teacher expectations on student achievement in physical education classes: Pygmalion revisited

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 591-607

  Trouilloud, David O ^a   Sarrazin, Philippe G ^a   Martinek, Thomas J ^b   Guillet, Emma ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 0036041336     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.109     Document Type: Article

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