Seeking help in large college classes: A person-centered approach

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-58

  Karabenick, Stuart A ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; College students; Help seeking; Large classes; Person centered approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037273525     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-476X(02)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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