Understanding students’ motivation in sport and physical education: From the expectancy-value model and self-efficacy theory perspectives

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Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-254

  Gao, Zan ^a   Lee, Amelia M ^b   Harrison, Louis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 44449158942     PISSN: 00336297     EISSN: 15432750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00336297.2008.10483579     Document Type: Article

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