Empowerment and relationships: A classroom model to enhance student motivation

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-161

  Nichols, Joe D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom environment; Learner centred classrooms; Motivation; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750928586     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-006-9006-8     Document Type: Article

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