The relationship among psychological need satisfaction, class engagement, and academic performance: Evidence from China

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 408-417

  Liu, Xin ^a   Flick, Ralph ^a  

^a PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic performance; China; class engagement; psychological needs; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85060195991     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2018.1541855     Document Type: Article

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