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Studying for the sake of others: the role of social goals on academic engagement

Ronnel Bornasal King Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China; Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dennis M. McInerney Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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David A. Watkins Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China; Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Pages 749-776 | Received 14 Apr 2011, Accepted 12 Sep 2012, Published online: 16 Oct 2012

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