The influence of domain specificity on motivation in physical education

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-343

  Shen, Bo ^a   McCaughtry, Nate ^a   Martin, Jeffrey ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivation; Subject matter domain; Urban adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 52049104468     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599497     Document Type: Article

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