Personality and interests as predictors of educational streaming and achievement

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 405-425

  De Fruyt, Filip ^a   Mervielde, Ivan ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030364908     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0984(199612)10:5<405::AID-PER255>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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