Students' perceptions of primary teachers' interpersonal behavior and of cultural dimensions in the classroom environment

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 25-38

  Fisher, Darrell ^a   Waldrip, Bruce ^b   den Brok, Perry ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Culture; Motivation; Teacher student relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745265702     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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