Examining the role of social goals in school: A study in two collectivist cultures

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1505-1523

  King, Ronnel B ^a   McInerney, Dennis M ^b   Watkins, David A ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achievement goals; Motivation in cross cultural settings; Social goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892369861     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: 18785174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10212-013-0179-0     Document Type: Article

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