Effects of need supportive teaching on early adolescents' motivation and engagement: A review of the literature

Educational Research Review

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-87

  Stroet, Kim ^a   Opdenakker, Marie Christine ^a   Minnaert, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Engagement; Motivation; Self Determination Theory; Teacher student interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872658438     PISSN: 1747938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2012.11.003     Document Type: Review

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