Setting lower limits high: The role of boundary goals in achievement motivation

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-149

  Corker, Katherine S ^a   Donnellan, M Brent ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Achievement goals; Goal orientation; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874331560     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026228     Document Type: Article

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