Not Just Robo-Students: Why Full Engagement Matters and How Schools Can Promote It

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1426-1442

  Conner, Jerusha O ^a   Pope, Denise C ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic integrity; Achievement; Engagement; Mental health; Physical health; Stress; Teacher care

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; DECEPTION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; WORK;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DECEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; WORK;

EID: 84881555329     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-013-9948-y     Document Type: Article

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