Engagement and Disaffection in the Classroom: Part of a Larger Motivational Dynamic?

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 765-781

  Skinner, Ellen ^a   Furrer, Carrie ^b   Marchand, Gwen ^c   Kindermann, Thomas ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NPC Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic engagement; achievement motivation; classroom participation; disaffection; emotional engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349142440     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012840     Document Type: Article

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