Exploring the relationships among mirror neurons, theory of mind, and achievement goals: Towards a model of achievement goal contagion in educational settings

Educational Research Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-247

  Eren, Altay ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Classroom goal structures; Goal contagion; Mirror neurons; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449102360     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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