Harnessing the power of motivational factors for optimizing the educational success of remote Indigenous students: A cross-cultural study

Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-111

  McInerney, Dennis M ^a   King, Ronnel B ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Deep learning; Indigenous australian students; Native American students; Self concept; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888114398     PISSN: 14793644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1479-3644(2013)0000014004     Document Type: Article

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