Perceived challenge, teacher support, and teacher obstruction as predictors of student engagement

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 131-147

  Anna, D Strati ^a   Jennifer, A Schmidt ^b   Maier, Kimberly S ^b  

^a AURORA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic challenge; Science education; Student engagement; Teacher obstruction; Teacher support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962261489     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/edu0000108     Document Type: Article

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