Factors Influencing Academic Motivation of Ethnic Minority Students: A Review (2024)

Isik, U., El Tahir, O., Meeter, M., Heymans, M. W., Jansma, E. P., Croiset, G., & Kusurkar, R. A. (2018). Factors Influencing Academic Motivation of Ethnic Minority Students: A Review. SAGE OPEN, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018785412

Isik, Ulviye ; El Tahir, Omaima ; Meeter, Martijn et al. / Factors Influencing Academic Motivation of Ethnic Minority Students: A Review. In: SAGE OPEN. 2018 ; Vol. 8, No. 2.

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Isik, U, El Tahir, O, Meeter, M, Heymans, MW, Jansma, EP, Croiset, G & Kusurkar, RA 2018, 'Factors Influencing Academic Motivation of Ethnic Minority Students: A Review', SAGE OPEN, vol. 8, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018785412

Factors Influencing Academic Motivation of Ethnic Minority Students: A Review. / Isik, Ulviye; El Tahir, Omaima; Meeter, Martijn et al.
In: SAGE OPEN, Vol. 8, No. 2, 27.06.2018.

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Isik U, El Tahir O, Meeter M, Heymans MW, Jansma EP, Croiset G et al. Factors Influencing Academic Motivation of Ethnic Minority Students: A Review. SAGE OPEN. 2018 Jun 27;8(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018785412