Flow in education

International Encyclopedia of Education

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 605-611

  Schmidt, J A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Autotelic experience; Challenge; Csikszentmihalyi; Emergent motivation; Engagement; Flow; Motivation; Optimal experience; Positive affect; Positive psychology; Skill; Subjective experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884457216     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044894-7.00608-4     Document Type: Chapter

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