Relation between self-concept, motivation for education and academic achievement: A Slovenian case

Studia Psychologica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-126

  Kobal Grum, Darja ^a   Lebarič, Nada ^b   Kolenc, Janez ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Educational Research Institute   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic self concept; Self concept motivation for education

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344278239     PISSN: 00393320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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