School context, achievement motivation, and academic engagement: A longitudinal study of school engagement using a multidimensional perspective

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-23

  Wang, Ming Te ^a   Eccles, Jacquelynne S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Adolescence; Multidimensional perspective; School engagement; School environment perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879580740     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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