Changes in self-perceptions of competence and intrinsic motivation among elementary schoolchildren

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-186

  Bouffard, Thérèse ^a   Marcoux, Marie France ^a   Vezeau, Carole ^a   Bordeleau, Luce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT;

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0041306149     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/00070990360626921     Document Type: Review

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