Enhancing autonomy-supportive I-Thou dialogue in schools: Conceptualization and socio-emotional effects of an intervention program

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-269

  Kaplan, Haya ^a,b   Assor, Avi ^b  

^a KAYE ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF EDUCATION   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autonomy support; Choice; I Thou dialogue; Intervention program; Relevance; School violence; Students' feelings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861228566     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-012-9178-2     Document Type: Article

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