Motivation and engagement in the 'Asian Century': a comparison of Chinese students in Australia, Hong Kong, and Mainland China

Educational Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 417-439

  Martin, A J ^a   Yu, Kai ^b   Hau, Kit Tai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian Chinese; cross cultural; engagement; motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901196140     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2013.814199     Document Type: Article

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