Do materialism, intrinsic aspirations, and meaning in life predict students' meanings of education?

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-134

  Henderson King, Donna ^a   Mitchell, Amanda M ^a,b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Intrinsic aspirations; Materialism; Meaning; Undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451472531     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-010-9133-z     Document Type: Article

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