Sources of Self-Efficacy in school: Critical review of the literature and future directions

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 751-796

  Usher, Ellen L ^a   Pajares, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivation; Self concept; Self efficacy; Sources of self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849205314     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654308321456     Document Type: Review

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