Motivation in Educational Contexts. Does Gender Matter?

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-41

  Butler, Ruth ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Gender differences; Gender socialization; Self evaluation; Social motives

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84908420268     PISSN: 00652407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2014.05.001     Document Type: Chapter

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