Stability and change in achievement goal orientations: A person-centered approach

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-100

  Tuominen Soini, Heta ^a   Salmela Aro, Katariina ^a   Niemivirta, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Achievement goal orientation; Change; Longitudinal study; Person centered approach; Stability; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953284972     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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