Situating Motivation

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 234-247

  Nolen, Susan Bobbitt ^a   Horn, Ilana Seidel ^b   Ward, Christopher J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^d Upper Valley Educators Institute in Lebanon   (United States)

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EID: 84942899452     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2015.1075399     Document Type: Article

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