Cultural differences in academic motivation goals: A meta-analysis across 13 societies

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-110

  Dekker, Sonja ^a   Fischer, Ronald ^b  

^a Statistics ^*  (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Academic achievement motivation; Culture; Performance goals; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 62449128579     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOER.102.2.99-110     Document Type: Article

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