Positioning interest and curiosity within a model of academic development

Handbook of Motivation at School: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 188-208

  Alexander, Patricia A ^a,b   Grossnickle, Emily M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315773384     Document Type: Chapter

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