Allowing choice and nurturing an inner compass: Educational practices supporting students' need for autonomy

Handbook of Research on Student Engagement

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 421-439

  Assor, Avi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2018-7_20     Document Type: Chapter

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