Teacher performance goal practices and elementary students' behavioral engagement: A developmental perspective

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-23

  Hughes, Jan N ^a   Wu, Wei ^b   West, Stephen G ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom context; Elementary students; Engagement; Goal structures; Teacher practices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TEXAS;

EID: 78650835225     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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