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ERIC Number: EJ636344
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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The Classroom Social Environment and Changes in Adolescents' Motivation and Engagement during Middle School.
Ryan, Allison M.; Patrick, Helen
American Educational Research Journal, v38 n2 p437-60 Sum 2001
Investigated how changes in perceptions of the social environment of the classroom related to changes in motivation and engagement as 233 students moved from seventh to eighth grade. Findings show that classroom social environment is an overarching construct that comprises different, but related, dimensions. Discusses implications of the findings for educational reform. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change, Educational Environment, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Social Influences, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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