Students' perceptions of family influences on their academic motivation: A qualitative analysis

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-21

  Urdan, Tim ^a   Solek, Monica ^a   Schoenfelder, Erin ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Family; Motivation; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547161876     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173686     Document Type: Article

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