The effects of an experimental programme to support students' autonomy on the overt behaviours of physical education teachers

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-253

  Tessier, Damien ^a   Sarrazin, Philippe ^a   Ntoumanis, Nikos ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Controlling behaviours; Motivation; Motivational climate; Physical education; Self determination; Teaching style

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249122133     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03172998     Document Type: Article

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