High educational expectations and low achievement: Stability of educational goals across adolescence

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 356-365

  Trusty, Jerry ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

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EID: 0012085219     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670009598730     Document Type: Article

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