Enhancing the motivation of African American students: An achievement goal theory perspective

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-41

  Kaplan, Avi ^a   Maehr, Martin L ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 30044433738     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2668207     Document Type: Review

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