Personal best (PB) goal structure, individual PB goals, engagement, and achievement: A study of Chinese- and English-speaking background students in Australian schools

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 75-91

  Martin, Andrew J ^a   Collie, Rebecca J ^a   Mok, Magdalena M C ^b   Mcinerney, Dennis M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Achievement; Engagement; Goal structure; Goals; Growth; Personal best

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LANGUAGE; MALE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84957847042     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: 20448279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12092     Document Type: Article

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