Conceptions of Ability and Achievement Goals in Physical Education: Comparisons of American and Chinese Students

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 348-365

  Xiang, Ping ^a   Lee, Amelia ^b   Shen, Jianhua ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Cross cultural comparison; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345825214     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ceps.2000.1061     Document Type: Article

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