Achievement goals of traditional and nontraditional aged college students: Using the 3×2 achievement goal framework

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-59

  Johnson, Marcus Lee ^a   Kestler, Jessica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement goal theory; Achievement goals; Nontraditional students; Student status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884290911     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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