Head Start Parents' Beliefs about Their Children's Abilities, Task Values, and Performances on Different Activities

Child Development

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 897-907

  Galper, Alice ^a   Wigfield, Allan ^b   Seefeldt, Carol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031532227     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1997.tb01969.x     Document Type: Article

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