Achievement Goals in Educational Contexts: A Social Psychology Perspective

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 760-771

  Darnon, Celine ^a,d   Dompnier, Benoit ^b   Marijn Poortvliet, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d French University Institute   (France)

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EID: 84867126547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2012.00457.x     Document Type: Review

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