Influence of the Motivational Climate in Physical Education on Sixth Grade Pupils' Goal Orientations

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-138

  Todorovich, John R ^a   Curtner Smith, Matthew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

goal orientations; motivational climate; physical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993812286     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X020082002     Document Type: Article

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