School engagement: Potential of the concept, state of the evidence

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-109

  Fredricks, Jennifer A ^a   Blumenfeld, Phyllis C ^b   Paris, Alison H ^c  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivation; School engagement; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442601415     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00346543074001059     Document Type: Review

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