Autonomy, competence, and relatedness in the classroom:Applying self-determination theory to educational practice

Theory and Research in Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-144

  Niemiec, Christopher P ^a   Ryan, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; education; learning; self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149107928     PISSN: 14778785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477878509104318     Document Type: Article

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