Meanings of education for university students: Academic motivation and personal values as predictors

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-221

  Henderson King, Donna ^a   Smith, Michelle N ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Meaning; Motivation; Undergraduate students; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745075328     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-006-0006-4     Document Type: Article

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