Achievement goal theory: A story of early promises, eventual discords, and future possibilities

Handbook of Motivation at School: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 75-95

  Senko, Corwin ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315773384     Document Type: Chapter

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