What's Happening to Our Boys? A Personal Investment Analysis of Gender Differences in Student Motivation

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 151-157

  King, Ronnel B ^a   Ganotice Jr , Fraide A ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Palawan State University   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Filipino students; Gender differences; Personal investment theory; Philippines; Secondary school; Student motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896502404     PISSN: 01195646     EISSN: 22437908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40299-013-0127-4     Document Type: Article

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