Facilitating motivation in young adolescents: Effects of an after-school program

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 332-344

  Grolnick, Wendy S ^a   Farkas, Melanie S ^a   Sohmer, Richard ^a   Michaels, Sarah ^a   Valsiner, Jaan ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; After school program; Intervention; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447258180     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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