The gender gap in student engagement: The role of teachers' autonomy support, structure, and involvement

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 498-518

  Lietaert, Sofie ^a   Roorda, Debora ^b   Laevers, Ferre ^a   Verschueren, Karine ^a   De Fraine, Bieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender; Student engagement; Teacher support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL TEACHER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SCHOOL TEACHERS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84946486086     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12095     Document Type: Article

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