Classroom justice and psychological engagement: Students' and teachers' representations

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 541-556

  Berti, Chiara ^a   Molinari, Luisa ^b   Speltini, Giuseppina ^c  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classroom justice; Ideals of justice; Psychological engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049443513     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-010-9128-9     Document Type: Article

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