Mexican American children's perceptions of self and school achievement

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 469-484

  Okagaki, Lynn ^b   Frensch, Peter A ^c   Dodson, Nedra Evette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

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EID: 0030295518     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07399863960184003     Document Type: Article

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