Goals and values in school: A model developed for describing, evaluating and changing the social climate of learning environments

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-235

  Allodi, Mara Westling ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Classroom climate; Educational goals; Learning environments; Students' evaluations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953322364     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-009-9110-6     Document Type: Article

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