Why try? Achievement motivation and perceived academic climate among Latino youth

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-276

  Wilkins, Natalie J ^a   Kuperminc, Gabriel P ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic school transitions; Hispanic Latino Latina; Middle school; Motivation; School context

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749260952     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431609333303     Document Type: Article

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