Using self-determination theory to describe the academic motivation of allied health professional-level college students

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-96

  Ballmann, Jodi M ^a,b   Mueller, Jill J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOTR/L   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 46049114567     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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