Low expectations equal no expectations: Aspirations, motivation, and achievement in secondary school

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 306-315

  Walkey, Frank H ^a   McClure, John ^a   Meyer, Luanna H ^a   Weir, Kirsty F ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Ako Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Achievement; Aspirations; Attributions; Expectations; Motivation; Secondary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880683669     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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