How does motivation develop and why does it change? Reframing motivation research

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 119-131

  Turner, Julianne C ^a   Patrick, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47949097530     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520802178441     Document Type: Review

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