Students' characteristics and teacher-child relationships in instruction: A meta-analysis

Educational Research Review

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 177-197

  Nurmi, Jari Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Motivation; Socio emotional characteristics; Teacher instruction; Teacher child relationships; Teacher student interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870898557     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2012.03.001     Document Type: Review

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