The role of teachers' care and self-determined motivation in working with students in Germany and the United States

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-37

  Bieg, Sonja ^a   Rickelman, Robert J ^b   Jones, Jeanneine P ^b   Mittag, Waldemar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c Ludwigsburg University of Education   (Germany)

Author keywords

Learning emotions; Self determination theory; Social relatedness; Student motivation; Teachers' care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877894780     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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