Stability or change? Effects of training length and time lag on achievement goal orientations and transfer of training

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-79

  Laine, Erkka ^a   Gegenfurtner, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achievement goal orientations; Meta analysis; Transfer of training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884288287     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2013.03.014     Document Type: Article

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