The Social Underpinnings of Motivation and Achievement: Investigating the Role of Parents, Teachers, and Peers on Academic Outcomes

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 745-756

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

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Palawan State University   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Achievement goals; Social goals; Social relationships; Work avoidance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905716867     PISSN: 01195646     EISSN: 22437908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40299-013-0148-z     Document Type: Article

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